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Being a witness to something extraordinary is nothing new. We witness the ordinary and extraordinary events taking place around us every day. Being a witness is normal. As disciples of Je...

We like Top Ten lists, don’t we? Bite-sized bits of information we can easily process and implement if we choose. Fashion trends. Vacation spots. I figure if it’s good enough for God’s Commandments...

Dr. Gordon E. Carkner leads an inspiring discussion on this key universal question. He claims that our worldview is critical to the understanding of suffering and how it operates in our lives. The ...

Thank you!  God has blessed our ministry through your partnership, and we could not have done this without your support.  Craig Kraft shares three brief highlights related to finance...

We can let what’s happening around us mold us or we can be purposeful and seek God’s help in adapting to the changes that are going on around us and in us.

One day our churches will reopen. As we prepare for that eventuality, churches would do well to discern the difference between treating newcomers as visitors or guests.

If you are like me, you are wishing that we could hold on to Christmas a little bit longer. 

I don’t want to take the tree down or put away the decorations.  Is it ok to sing Ch...

Memory and Hope are twin companions - at Christmas, as well as throughout our year - mingling the past with the future as we walk in the present.

The celebration of Christmas is the celebration of God’s love.

Here are 3 suggestions to practice Love during the advent season. 

At this particular time in history, we are inundated with numbers. 

Over the past nine months, I have become exhausted by daily reports about the pandemic—new cases, deaths, hospitaliz...