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Word Made Flesh is a contemplative community. One of the ways that we contemplate what God is doing in the world and in our lives is through the reflection articles that we write. We invite you to read, learn, and celebrate with us.

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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales

Submission is a word that provokes significant discomfort for me. When I first saw that this was one of our lifestyle celebrations, ...

Fast Day Prayer: Brazil

March 16, 2010

This afternoon we video-conferenced with our staff members in Brazil. Our office fasts and prays for our staff members on the 1st and 15th of each month. God we come to you and thank you that you bring hope into the darkness. Be with us now, today and always. We are thankful for your work…

April 2010

March 15, 2010

Dear Friends, It’s been a couple of months since we’ve written. Last time we wrote we were in the season of Advent—anticipating the incarnation as we moved in the calendar to Christmas Day. In the rhythm of the Church’s memory we postured ourselves to be aware of Christ’s incarnate presence among us today. Now we…

April 2010

March 15, 2010

Dear Friends, It’s been a couple of months since we’ve written. Last time we wrote we were in the season of Advent—anticipating the incarnation as we moved in the calendar to Christmas Day. In the rhythm of the Church’s memory we postured ourselves to be aware of Christ’s incarnate presence among us today. Now we…

Job Opening: Community Liaison

March 15, 2010

Job Title: Community Liaison Days/hours per week: 5 days/40 hours per week Employment Start Date: May 1, 2010 (flexible) Job Description: Word Made Flesh (WMF) is searching for a Community Liaison-a central role and responsibility for the WMF International Office in Omaha, Nebraska. The Community Liaison serves with a three-fold purpose: To create a warm…

Beggars Society: Kathy Kelly

March 14, 2010

Sunday, March 14 7pm (central) Listen to the podcast. Watch WMF Peru’s intro video. to beggar’s society with love from lima from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo. Beggars Society is a monthly advocacy meeting of Word Made Flesh, a Christian non-profit organization serving Jesus among the poor. Kathy Kelly co-ordinates Voices for Creative Non-violence, She…

Abide in Me

March 14, 2010

March 2010 Abide in me and I in you Word Made Flesh serves world wide in 11 international fields; India (Chennai & Kolkata), Nepal, Romania, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Sierra Leon, Moldova and our own community in Thailand. These communities serve very different needs within very different cultures, one of the ways we are unified…

WMF Store Discount + Photo Submission

March 9, 2010

A gift…for you…for your friendship and support…and to celebrate our first year with our new logo and look. You’ve seen it in The Cry, you’ve seen it on the website…have you seen it on our WMF gear? We have tshirts, hoodies and tote bags all available for purchase and to support the ministry of WMF.…

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2010

March 2010   I celebrated my birthday last month! It was great! A group of friends and I sang karaoke at a local place. The office staff members and I enjoyed the most delicious cinnamon rolls from Wheatfields Bakery. I watched The Bachelor with my favorite “Monday is hen-night” girlfriends. I spent evenings in the…

Chris Heuertz on Q and Duke

March 1, 2010

Chris Heuertz has been writing… On the Q blog: Friendship Evangelism: A Betrayal of Friendship and on Duke Divinity’s Call and Response blog: Prayer as muscle memory and consent

March 2010 Prayer Letter

March 1, 2010

March 2010 Dear Friends, This month’s letter will be another short one. It’s been a rather hectic month and Ana and I have another very busy two weeks ahead of us. Our big news this month: we moved! After spending our first year of marriage (it’s our one-year anniversary this month – woohoo!) in an…