Walter N. Maris (Missouri, USA)
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Sign Up TodayBe on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV)
The person who co-teaches a Bible class with me is always proclaiming what a great era we are living in. Some people readily agree, but a few roll their eyes as if to say, “Doesn’t he read the papers that daily cover the turmoil we live in?” We are surrounded...
No matter what is going on around me, I will stand steadfast for Christ.
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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