‘Bind us together, Lord’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every new year ushers in a sense of energy, renewal and commitment to which personal goals are set. Other times these goals…
Archive: Jan 2024
Getting ahead of the storm
These suggestions are compiled from the best advice from insurers, agents and experts for churches hoping to avoid the disaster of losing their insurance or…
Imperfect storms
Christ Covenant Church in Beaumont, Texas, has about 38 members on a good Sunday. For more than 25 years, the small Restoration Movement congregation about…
Volunteers needed to read the Bible
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Texas-based Let’s Start Talking was preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Since 1980, the international…
A lover of Jesus and paperbacks: Remembering a faithful Christian
OKLAHOMA CITY — Glynna Hartman loved to read. The Bible. Religious books. Paperback romance novels. It’s that last one that drew so many chuckles at…
A truly Christian university welcomes all
Matthew 19 is filled with hard teachings. Certainly, Jesus’ disciples and other would-be followers thought so. With large crowds around him, Jesus first responded to…
Australian teen who lost her mom to cancer dreams of leading her country
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — Jada Electra Black has a big dream. The Christian teen would like to serve as prime minister of Australia. “That’s my goal,”…
In a post-Christian landscape, school chaplain nurtures young faith
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — The well-being team at Redlands College paused while eating lunch as a student ranted about frustrations with a close friend. Braiden Jackson, the…
No phones allowed, but machetes OK: Global program aims to build teens’ faith
PORT VILA, VANUATU — The journey begins 1,200 miles — and a world — away. Ninth graders at an affluent Christian school in Australia leave…
Kairos looks to expand church planting partnerships under new director
Bruce Bates, Kairos Church Planting’s former coaching director, has succeeded Ron Clark as executive director as the Rhode Island-based organization looks for changes in fundraising…
