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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, ...

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2009

    Dearest Friends,   As you can tell WMF has a new look! For the past year we have rigorously undergone a thorough and thoughtful redesign, spearheaded and facilitated by the Advocacy Team. I will close this letter with a brief reflection for you to enter into as you contemplate our new logo.  …

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2009

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March 2009 Prayer Letter

March 1, 2009

                      I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened and heard my cry.                   He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard firm path and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song…

Beloved Community?

March 1, 2009

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March 2009

March 1, 2009

Dear Friends and Family,   Each month, our community here in Galati focuses on one of Word Made Flesh's nine lifestyle celebrations: intimacy, obedience, humility, community, service, simplicity, submission, brokenness and suffering.  Our focus during February was on the celebration of service, and I was asked to share some of my thoughts during one of…

sing about a fruitful vineyard

March 1, 2009

“Sing about a fruitful vineyard:I, the Lord, watch over it;I water it continually.I guard it day and nightso that no one may harm it.In the days to come Jacob will take root,Israel will blossom and fill all the world with fruit.” Isaiah 27:2,3,6   Dear friends, Last autumn I introduced you to a few of…

A few friends and I

March 1, 2009

“What choice do I have?” thinks the girl, shivering in the dark doorway. The father of her children is long gone.  The only evidence that he even existed is the toddler and the six year old huddled under the covers in the tiny bed.  Her mother yells from the adjoining room, “Don't expect me to…

Mary.Martha

February 11, 2009

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Beggars Society: Feb 8, 2009: Multicultural orgs in Omaha

February 8, 2009

Multicultural Organizations in Omaha: Feb 8, 2009 Beggars Society Meeting, Omaha, NE

February Prayer Letter

February 1, 2009

    Dear Friends and Family,   Happy New Year to you!   I hope that your hearts are full as you move from the liturgical season of Christmas and Epiphany to Ordinary Time. As we embrace these weeks before Lent and Easter let’s be mindful of the fullness we have received in the birth…