Author archive: JM Becker
10 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant or Trying to Conceive Woman
***The following were submitted by different good friends of mine who have gone through seasons of trying to conceive and have been pregnant and had babies. I’m sure there are more, so if you have another please post it below in the comments section. I think one nugget of wisdom I got through all this…
The Right Order of Serving
I was reading Isaiah 6 today and the description of the seraphim (heavenly creature) stood out to me. These “burning ones” have six wings: two to cover their face, two to cover their feet, and two to fly with. Two cover their face likely out of awe of God, two cover their feet likely out…
Going Deeper in the Bible
I began reading the Bible around my sophomore year of high school. For a few years I would read a chapter each day and get pretty much nothing out of it. For one, I used to read right before I fell asleep, so my focus wasn’t that sharp. But more than that I just didn’t know…
When It’s Time to Move On
I think one of the hardest things to do is to know when to move on from an unhealthy friendship or a difficult ministry relationship. Christians are taught to “leave the 99 for the one lost sheep” and to love those who don’t love back and to keep a persistent, unfailing love. The sad thing…
Worshipping With the Angels
The following is a video of Elias Arguello worshipping God in Spanish while recording a cd in a studio. His wife Daiana is in the recording booth with him. At the time they were only 21 and 20 years old and living in Argentina. They had decided to just go after God with all the…
A Life of Stories
The past two Tuesdays I spoke at two campus ministries, one at Korea University and the other at Seoul National University (both under Emmaus Campus Ministry). What God put on my heart for both campuses is the truth that with God our life should get better and better. Not better in a sense of…
Crucial Marriage Prep…
If you are continually neglecting your body then you should not get married. Let me repeat that… if you are continually neglecting your body then you should not get married. Ephesians 5:28-30 – In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no…
What If You Had Everything?
What if you had all the money you ever needed? What if you had a ton of money in your bank account… enough to live for your full life on? What would your life be like? Would you feel absolute peace? Sky and I live off of support money. We don’t know how much we…
Oak Tree Project Update
Oak Tree Project (www.oaktreeproject.com) was formed this year to support orphans trying to attend college. In February we accepted four students with our staff mentoring each of them (Jee mentoring one girl, Mijeong mentoring one boy, and Sky and me mentoring two boys). Since February we have met with them each month and called…
Have a Heart, Please…
One of my pet peeves is when people say, “I don’t have a heart for that.” They say this as if when they were born they knew exactly what they had a heart for and what they didn’t and that their hearts are unable to change. It’s a statement that reflects a belief that God’s…