The Fourth Servant and the Copper Coin

The master of the estate called his four servants before him. He said to them, "Tomorrow I must depart on my journey to the East. I don't know how long I will be gone... so I have decided to split up my wealth with you all to invest for me. I am placing my trust …

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Universal Commission for Mission

I was asked to lead a commissioning service today. It made me think about what a commissioning is... or at least should be. Commissioning is an interesting Christian tradition. And it is even used in non-Christian circles. In 1987, I was involved in my first commissioning service. I was commissioned as an officer of the …

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