He is Risen!

ByEmily April 4, 2021November 21, 2023

Glory | Kingdom of Heaven | Love | Pain | Prayer | The Beatitudes
Blessed are the Persecuted
ByEmily January 4, 2015November 21, 2023
It was the morning of Good Friday, almost 2000 years after Jesus was on trial. My father and other organization members had gone to the courthouse. I lived with my family in Central Asia, and for months our whole team had faced investigation from the government, court summons, attempts to sneak out of the country…
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Freedom | Serving
Being a Single Servant, and Still Smiling
ByEmily August 23, 2017November 21, 2023
“We are praying you will get married.” I couldn’t help but inwardly chuckle at the sincere promise from my students, all married Nigerian pastors, at the end of my time teaching in their seminary. I wasn’t quite sure how that would match their second promise to pray for my return, next time to live there…
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Glory | Kingdom of Heaven
A Taste of Heaven
ByEmily October 13, 2014November 21, 2023
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Glory | Kingdom of Heaven | The Beatitudes
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
ByEmily October 21, 2014November 21, 2023
We’ve started talking about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus begins his longest recorded sermon by diving right in to descriptions of people found in that kingdom (poor in spirit, mourning, meek, merciful, etc.), which sound much more like people on this earth than those experiencing eternal bliss. Yet, his statements of how such individuals are…
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Kingdom of Heaven | Love | Pain | Serving
To the Churches Whose Missionaries Have Come “Home”
ByEmily April 17, 2020November 21, 2023
It was 2001. My family had arrived in Kazakhstan in 1996, the first American family in our town, and been joined by other Americans and Aussies over the next several years. It was a fairly isolated place, and we certainly didn’t have Facebook and Zoom to remain connected to friends and family in our sending…
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Finding Unity in Love
ByEmily June 29, 2023November 21, 2023
*This blog is based on a recent sermon I gave in Burundi, centered on John 17. I encourage you to read the chapter slowly before reading this blog. John 17 is a unique chapter. It is the only time we get to listen in on an intimate conversation between Jesus and God the Father. The…
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2 Comments

Denise Beckhart says:
April 4, 2021 at 1:54 pm
He is risen indeed!
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1. Emily says:
  April 5, 2021 at 2:48 pm
  I hope you had a blessed Easter, Denise!
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