November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
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A Loving Sacrifice: Pastor Donates Kidney to Church Member
Pastor Jack Coultas, of Park Grove Christian Church in Deepwater, Mo., encourages people to “love dangerously”—just as Jesus did. It’s a self-sacrificing message Coultas can preach boldly because…
A Friendship Recession
Over the past 30 years, a growing number of Americans are reporting they have fewer friends—and the situation has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. What can…
#Faust25: ‘Who Puts Fun in the Funeral?’
When my friends and relatives gather to mourn my passing, I hope they shed some tears. It would be a shame if no one missed me. But I…
#Faust25: ‘Jesus’ Hardest Command’
(Another classic piece celebrating David Faust's 25th anniversary of writing columns.) What is the most difficult thing Jesus ever told anyone to do? That’s the question I asked…
#Faust25: ‘A Story to Learn from the Nations’
(Another 25th anniversary column from David Faust, this one from 2001.) Missionary friends have invited me to come to their countries and teach, but in every case I’ve…
#Faust25: ‘The Big Brown Chair’
(Another classic, 25th-anniversary column from David Faust.) Even the fathers we read about in the Bible had their struggles. But like them, God calls today’s dads to be…
#Faust25: ‘Time-out’
(A classic column from David Faust in celebration of his 25th anniversary of writing weekly.) Christians certainly don’t need to condemn sports; but we do need to keep…
#Faust25: ‘No Cloned Sheep’
(A classic column from David Faust in celebration of his 25th anniversary of writing for us weekly.) No magic formula, no technique dreamed up in a church growth…
The Law of the Bigger Yes!
Do you have a sense you are on “special assignment”—that something important has been given to you to do . . . a calling that matters?
Four Lessons I Learned from Seven Heroic Women
In this July/August issue we celebrate seven women who certainly qualify as heroes, and all of us, women and men, can learn from them.
Thursday Is Hero Day
Thursdays are a special time in our house. That’s the day we’ve set aside for grandchildren. . . .
Comfort Food
When Jesus and his followers gathered together in Jerusalem to share the Last Supper, they were tired, anxious, weary, and afraid. They definitely needed some “comfort food”!
Under the Protection of Truth
What Breaks God’s Heart?
