Covenant Theological Seminary has expanded its financial aid to pastors interested in pursuing a D.Min. degree and students who have been involved with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF).

In mercy ministry, Nabors notes, the overall goal is not to feed people for a day, but to encourage, train, and disciple them so that one day they will be able to feed themselves and minister to others.

Since the Bible is one big story of God’s redemptive work – and believers are part of that story – then through our waiting we join with other biblical characters who waited.

Today is Black Friday, a celebration of materialism, when shopping turns to sport, and Americans spend billions on merchandise nobody really needs.

Imagine if you had arrived at a Thanksgiving feast, but only nibbled on carrots and crackers. It sounds silly, but that is what many followers of Jesus did after the Miracle of the Fishes and Loaves.

Thank God that He didn’t tell us to “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps”! As a result, we can humbly look at the poor, knowing that their need of redemption is no greater than ours, though it may be more visible.

“I suspect there will be increasing pressure put on chaplains to be less vocal about the Gospel. But the good news is that our chaplains are pressing on. Our chaplains are answering the call to serve and share the Gospel.”

The funds will go toward a new dining hall, new lodge, an expanded lake, and additional camper housing in “Treehouse Village.”

The Syrian civil war and the atrocities of ISIS have spurred Syrians and other people groups to flee the country in unprecedented numbers. MTW missionaries are working to provide relief and hope to these refugees.

In 2005 MNA Disaster Response coordinated volunteers throughout the Gulf Coast in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. Now the churches that received help in 2005 want to help those in need farther north.