Lately I've been studying Daniel 10 and the subject of prayer. I was intrigued by Daniel's encounter with Christ in chapter 10 and wanted to reflect further on the christophanies elsewhere in Scripture — the moments when Christ appears in visible, embodied form before His...
Tolya and Alyona Deminko had moved his family to the hallway of their apartment building, placed mattresses on the floor for their young children. This is the routine in Kiev when the shelling starts. It’s no longer a guarantee that they’ll be able to sleep...
Podcast Description: What does Jesus mean when he says to store up treasures in heaven? In this message from Matthew 6, Mike walks through one of the most misunderstood teachings in the Sermon on the Mount — and what it actually demands of how we live,...
You've done missions studies before. You felt inspired for a week or two. Maybe you prayed more. Maybe you thought about going on a trip. Then life happened, and six months later you realized you haven't thought about any of it since the study ended. Here's what's actually...
Most Christians treat missions like a spectator sport. We sit in the stands, cheering for the missionaries overseas, the church planters in remote villages, and the teams with newsletters and prayer cards. Occasionally, we give money. We feel a twinge of guilt at the annual...
Your mission trip packing list is complete. Your flights are booked. Your fundraising is finished. But there's one more crucial item to check off before you board that plane: spiritual preparation through God's Word. After working with mission teams in 75+ countries for over a decade, we've...
Your mission trip packing list probably includes sunscreen, bug spray, and comfortable shoes. But what about the most critical preparation of all—preparing your heart? A mission trip without spiritual preparation is just tourism with service projects. The difference between a life-changing experience and a forgettable week...
You've signed up for your summer mission trip. The deposit is paid. The dates are on your calendar. But between now and departure day, there's a gap—and that gap is where preparation happens. The difference between a frustrating mission trip and a transformative one often comes...
If you're searching for mission trips in 2026 that go beyond surface-level service projects and create lasting kingdom impact, you've come to the right place. Storyline Missions offers short-term mission trips designed around one core principle: partnership with indigenous church planters who are already doing...
As we step into 2026, many of us feel the familiar pull to make resolutions—promises to ourselves about who we want to become and what we want to accomplish. But how many of those resolutions actually last beyond January? Statistics show that 80% of New...