I believe the best way to honor God in your work is through your attitude. Whoever you are working for will be revealed in your attitude. The goal of a job should be more than making money. It’s a place of outreach and connection. When you realize that your work is your mission field, your…
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Hope Academy
Friendship Church’s history includes a rich involvement in missions around the world, but did you know that we also support a number of Gospel-focused organizations in Minnesota? One of those organizations is Hope Academy, a K-12 school located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, an area known for poverty and violent crime. Located at 2300…
Freedom Worth Living For
I worked for a missions organization in Boston during the summer of 2011. I was a part of a five person staff that led week-long inner-city mission trips for youth groups across the nation. It was a great experience, but I struggled with the freedom to do what I wanted on our days off. As…
COVID-19 and Grief
As shelter in place lingers on and I have recently been checking in on people, there is a very common thread that is growing. Grief. Loss. Uncertainty. Fear. Depression. Doubt. But in the same conversation I also hear the other side. Hope. Joy. Faith. Trust. Belief. The current COVID-19 realities that we are living is…
Perseverance
“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 (ESV) Have you seen the Army guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier? How they don’t stop even in severe weather? The Old Guard, members of the Third Infantry Regiment, keep 24 hour,…