So much of contemporary spirituality—and this is not just limited to the church—is self-absorbed and narcissistic. Freud defined narcissism as the inability to grow up. The writer of Hebrews talks about those who are still longing for milk and asks "What about meat? Where's the maturity coming in?"

The human desire to flourish is as old as the biblical story of creation. The creation story in Genesis records that God instructed Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply. But the Fall changed everything.

Elfira felt uneasy about returning home to Indonesia. It had been five years since she was there last, and she thought she had left it behind. She came to the States to pursue a degree in engineering. But during her time here heard a call from God to serve him in another way. She decided to return home in order to help equip and minister with churches in caring for the poor and needy in Indonesia.

"The good news brings us to God," writes Brenda Salter McNeil, in her new book, "and it also brings life and healing to a broken, dying and divided world. Anything less is not the gospel."

Leadership training that now benefits a whole city

Taylor Bodoh is the InterVarsity staff member on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee

"The study of Mark’s gospel changed my life."

Sharing the love of Christ through conversations and doing what we all do best…eating!

Learning to discern God’s voice in the midst of my pain began with a word from my friend.

Adjusting to a new job in a new city and a new country, but still working with students