Making Marriage a Priority

Life is hard on marriages, and strong marriages don’t just happen; they take hard work! This strain is pronounced even…

Faith That Persists

Dear Friends, Why did it take seven marches around the walls of Jericho before they fell? When Juli was just…

Two Years of His Faithfulness

I am embarrassed to say that for the majority of my life, I have instinctively avoided hard things. I would challenge myself, but only in ways that I felt confident…

Producing or Reproducing

Sometimes, a small change makes a big difference. I spent all of last week with a fantastic group of 43 new Josiah Venture missionaries. I wish you could meet them…

Pray Like Monks

In the 15th century, Augustinian monks found their way here and built a monastery. For centuries, generations of monks lived, served, and prayed from this tucked-away location, apart from the…

On the Front Lines

The war in Ukraine is far from over. Many people still remain in cities very close to the front line and face the daily challenge of aggression and danger right…

Christmas in Czech

Getting to spend the holidays in Europe? Isn’t that the American dream? Well, for a missionary family that has lived…

The Gospel in Music

Music speaks to the mind, but it reaches the soul. When Christmas comes, everyone wants to make the holiday season unique and special. Ten years ago, Terry English, the founder…

Thankful for Thirty

We have been celebrating the 30-year milestone of Josiah Venture all month long with various stories, videos, and social media posts that remind us of God’s goodness and provision for…

Thirty Years

It is never easy to step into the unknown. Some memories are so unique that they occupy their own special place in your mind. On November 9, 1993, Dan and…

Social Media and the Teenage Brain

By now, most adults recognize that a new generation has emerged with smartphones in hand and social media on the mind. This is the i-Generation, also known as Gen Z––those…

The Anxious Generation

Jesus is the answer. But what is the question? In each generation, the questions change. Today’s young people are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety. “There is no bigger public health…