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Wilderness WanderingsAvodah Welcome to Wilderness Wanderings. My name is Renita Reed-Thomson, and I have the privilege to serve as a partner missionary with you at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. I want to talk with you today about what it means to do our work as worship. It’s a catchy phrase but what does it really mean? Does its simply mean dedicating all we do to the glory of God, or is there more to it? We want to look at a Hebrew word in our exploration, ‘Avodah’ and which means “work, serve, and worship.” Our text comes from three different...2023-03-1705 min
Wilderness WanderingsGarden to Graveyard, Graveyard to Garden Welcome to Wilderness Wanderings. My name is Renita Reed-Thomson, and I have the privilege to serve as a partner missionary with you at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. I want to talk to you today about a time in scripture when we observe a move from a garden to a graveyard, and then from a graveyard to a garden. We will be looking at a few different texts during our time together. I don’t know about you but the joy of serving a risen Savior can often be overshadowed by seeing suffering and death all arou...2023-03-1605 min
Wilderness WanderingsThe Peachy Life Welcome to Wilderness Wanderings. My name is Renita Reed-Thomson, and I have the privilege to serve as a partner missionary with you at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. Today I want to talk about living life as a peach, and not an orange. Our text today comes from Colossians 1:15-16: Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t se...2023-03-1505 min
Wilderness WanderingsRisky Living Welcome to Wilderness Wanderings. My name is Renita Reed-Thomson, and I have the privilege to serve as a partner missionary with you at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. I work with many pastors across West, Central and East Africa, who are seeking to reclaim a redeemed marketplace for Christ. One pastor in particular has inspired me as well as many of the members of his church. His name is Rev. Dr. Johnson Asare from Northern Ghana, and you will often hear him say that it is "risky not to take risks." He is a man who has taken man...2023-03-1405 min
Wilderness WanderingsThe Great Commitment Welcome to Wilderness Wanderings. My name is Renita Reed-Thomson, and I have the privilege to serve as a partner missionary with you at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. Most Christians are aware of the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19, 20). In it, Jesus calls us to a commitment to make disciples. Most Christians are also aware of the Great Commandment (Matt: 22:37-40). We are to commit our lives to loving God and others. But few Christians understand or remember the Great Commitment. It is the first directive given to humanity by God during creation. It describes why we exist and for what pu...2023-03-1305 min
Growing Forward TogetherModels of Sustainability: A Global Approach with Dr. Renita Reed Thomson (Part 4 of 4)In this final episode, we will explore a GLOBAL approach that impacts all of us around the world.2021-01-2536 min