I know that every single person reading this has already been affected by the coronavirus, whether you’ve been dodging the toilet paper brawls at Costco or are homeschooling your kids for the first time. The first two coronavirus patients were diagnosed in Bolivia on Wednesday, and already life has been turned upside-down. The day after […]
Dear friend of Word Made Flesh, We realize this time of crisis has affected us all in profound ways. If that has meant the loss of a job and the inability to financially support the work of Word Made Flesh for a season, please continue to remember us in your prayers and let us know […]
Friends, as we are in the midst of this season of Lent, I would like to share aspects of a reflection that I recently offered in another medium in hopes that it will be encouraging here as we deal with the gravitas of the season. In 1930, T.S. Eliot published a profound, long poem titled, “Ash […]
Often times, the day-to-day of life in ministry can become meetings, budgets, endless reports… I often struggle, especially during the first couple of months of the year when our programs are slower, to remember the real issue at hand. But it has a name. Several, actually. So let’s call it what it is: Exploitation. Slavery. […]
Aaron Strumpel (Word Made Flesh Artist Ambassador) recently released “God Will Heal Our Wounds,” a song written out of Isaiah 58. It is a beautifully prophetic song which speaks to the calling we have been given to love those around us the way God has so sacrificially loved us. May this continue to be our prayer […]
World Day of Social Justice, originally put on by the United Nations, is a day created to encourage individuals to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication while also focusing on the goal of achieving full employment and support for social integration. In honor of this day and because social justice is so […]
Most folks don’t want to do wrong. Most folks don’t want to hate. Most folks don’t want to perpetuate harm. Etc. Society is built upon this general premise. Should this premise at its core not hold true, no amount of laws can prevent the demise of social structure. Yet, harm happens so often to so […]
I have something to confess. Obedience is a hard word for me. The word conjures up feelings of being controlled; of dutifully doing something that I don’t want to do. To me it can imply sacrifice and giving up my own wants and desires for the sake of something or someone else. It can feel […]
MLK stood against injustice and creating a ‘beloved community.’ MLK Day is designated as a day of service all over the country and we want to encourage YOU to partake in this movement with us! Here at WMF, we have the incredible opportunity to serve those experiencing extreme vulnerability all over the world through our work each and every […]
by Clint Baldwin, Executive Director We had included this reflection in a monthly newsletter to our staff but wanted to make it available to friends of Word Made Flesh as well. Thank you for partnering with WMF and being a part of God’s work to bring healing, hope, and peace to our neighbors in need around the […]
