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Joe Olachea: The Context of Abiding
If you knew that your death was just a few hours away, what would you want to say to those closest to you? Jesus knew, and our context are His words in that setting. Often referred to as Jesus’ Farewell Discourse, these were His parting words to those who would be...
Terry Hill: Shabbat
Every Friday my family and I prepare our hearts and our home for Sabbath. We clean up the entire home, cook a large meal, and my wife bakes amazing challah bread for us to partake. We start our Sabbath by eating a meal together as a family, followed by a sweet time of...
Ricky Bailey: Church at Ginger’s
I never come to an NextGen expecting to leave the same. In fact, I have been a part of this movement in one way or another for over a decade, and each time I come, God usually pulls me back from activity and into a closer relationship with Him. I had grown accustomed...
Jim & Sterling O’Neill, Here2There Ministries: Caring for Ministry Leaders
Clara Litzsinger: A NextGen Reflection
Two months ago, I was enjoying the landscape of serene Amish farms—they were green, but also yellow, blue, and purple at sunset. It was a wonderful week in Lancaster with NextGen! There are so many takeaways from that time together, but one that has been continually...
Shawna O’Neill: Abiding
Josh Davis: Blessing & Your Body
Ed McMannes: Sabbath As a Way of Life
I wish in my 30’s and 40’s I had listened more intently to the voices urging me to slow down and to care for my soul. I didn’t …. until Joan, my wife, said to me one day, “I need you to honor the Sabbath, and if you don’t, we’ll need to leave the field”. Joan has...
Kim Olachea: A Picture Worth A 1,000 Words
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I’m not sure a single photo can capture the beauty of what we experienced at NextGen! Men and women, young and old, diverse cultures and ethnicities, in their own heart languages, joined together, as one household...