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FAQ

By Mark A. Taylor With the acquisition of Christian Standard Media, announced February 13, it”™s only natural that some readers may have some questions. Here are some answers. Acquisition? Who acquired you?”¨Christian Standard Media, consisting primarily of The Lookout and CHRISTIAN STANDARD magazines, was acquired by The Solomon Foundation. Solomon created a wholly owned, independent, nonprofit subsidiary that will manage this ministry Solomon is in Denver, right? Does this mean you”™ll be moving there? “¨No, and yes. It is true that we have a new business address: 16965 Pine Lane, Suite 202 Parker, Colorado 80134 All correspondence for the magazines,

February 13, 2017

Christian Standard Updates Ministries & Nonprofits News & Updates

New Owners for Christian Standard Media

Parker, Colorado February 13, 2017 The Solomon Foundation (TSF), a church extension fund serving the Christian churches and churches of Christ with headquarters in Parker, Colorado, has acquired Christian Standard Media, according to TSF chief executive officer Doug Crozier. Christian Standard Media consists of The Lookout and Christian Standard magazines. “Christian Standard and The Lookout, so important to the Christian churches and churches of Christ for 15 decades, are now residing where they belong,” Crozier said, “with a ministry also committed to the congregations in this fellowship.” “We’re delighted by this opportunity to grow in our service to the churches,”

August 30, 2016

Cartwheels Wanted

Mark A. Taylor Last week a message popped up on my phone that”s just too good not to share. A friend, a longtime member of the Christian churches, had taken advantage of our summer subscription push, and she wrote to tell me how she feels about it. I”ve received my first two issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD, and I”m kicking myself for not following through sooner on my urge to subscribe. It is relevant, inspirational, motivational, and implementable. I was expecting very good and traditional. What I got was excellent and cutting edge! I”m over here doing cartwheels! Words to make

June 15, 2016

Number 100!

By Jim Tune Just over two years ago Mark Taylor asked if I would write for Christian Standard regularly. He offered me the back page and the opportunity to write on a weekly basis online and once a month for the print edition. That”s 450 words, 52 times a year. Occasionally I sail up over the 500-word mark. Brevity is always a tough challenge for me. Mark and I kicked around a couple of possible titles for my column. I submitted four or five suggestions, but we ended up going with Mark”s title: “A Different Tune.” It really is a

May 3, 2016

Join the Celebration

By Mark A. Taylor Sure, you enjoy reading posts at this website, but now may be the time for you to give our print magazine a try. We have an offer that gives you so much more than the posts we add to this site each month. It”s our 150th anniversary, and we have a special (read “low cost”) way for you to join the celebration. Now you can get a whole year of CHRISTIAN STANDARD delivered to your home for only $15.00. That”s way less than HALF our normal subscription price! In fact, it”s lower than almost all of

April 30, 2016

Lifting Up Jesus

By Arron Chambers The mission of CHRISTIAN STANDARD from the outset was to make a positive difference in this world by lifting up Jesus Christ. The founding and first editor made this clear with his vision statement for the publication: We propose to lift up the CHRISTIAN STANDARD, as a rallying point for the scattered host of spiritual Israel; to know only “Jesus Christ and Him crucified”: His cross, His word, His church, His ordinances, His laws and the interests of His kingdom.1 And Errett”s passion for the gospel has been reflected in the ministry of the editors that followed

April 12, 2016

A Birthday Worth Celebrating

By Mark A. Taylor We had a party in the CHRISTIAN STANDARD office last week, and we took some pictures to share with visitors to our website. The occasion, as all our Facebook friends have already seen, was the 150th anniversary of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s first issue, April 7, 1866. Peter Esposito, president of Christian Standard Media (formerly Standard Publishing) brought bagels and a birthday cake, and the whole office enjoyed the refreshments from a table displaying our framed copy of that very first edition. While each of our staff members has been helping produce CHRISTIAN STANDARD for several years, our

April 5, 2016

Different but the Same

By Mark A. Taylor “CHRISTIAN STANDARD sure isn”t what it used to be.” The Facebook comment was meant as a critical jab, but it seems more like a compliment to me. With this issue, the magazine is 150 years old, and we”re proud of many ways it is different today than in the past. We have a more attractive format today. In its earliest years, CHRISTIAN STANDARD was a dense, type-heavy newspaper filled with doctrinal essays crafted from long sentences and complex thoughts. Today”s readers, bombarded by media at every turn, need something different””more graphics, more color, shorter articles, and

February 2, 2016

Our Continuing Ministry

By Mark A. Taylor CHRISTIAN STANDARD’sÂ contributing editors are a diverse group of men and women from across the country who serve from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. They do not all see everything the same way, but all of them are leading significant ministry among the Christian churches and churches of Christ as they express a deep commitment to Jesus as Lord. Readers will regularly see most of them named as authors of articles and columns in the magazine. But that”s not the only way they contribute. Even more significant is the input they offer about writers and

January 21, 2016

News & Updates

Obituaries for 2015

The most recently received obituaries are listed first. An alphabetical listing of all 2015 obituaries begins further down. Imogene “Jean” Adams Morgan, 85, died peacefully Aug. 24, 2015, in Harlingen, TX. And then, not quite four months later, on Dec. 14, 2015, her husband, August “Gus” Morgan, 88, also died. The couple were members of Central Christian Church in Brownsville, TX, and served on many mission boards, including Korea Gospel Mission and Colegio Biblico. They regularly attended the National Missionary Convention. The Morgans are survived by their children, Nina Hughston of South Padre Island, TX, Nancy Hon of St. Charles,

December 15, 2015

The End of an Era

By Mark A. Taylor “Do you still have a job?” The text came to my phone Friday evening from a friend cross-country who had just read the news about David C. Cook”s purchase of Standard Publishing assets. I assured him I”m still working at CHRISTIAN STANDARD, even though most of Standard”s product lines went with the sale. David C. Cook, an evangelical publisher with almost as many years of service as Standard Publishing, has acquired Standard”s complete line of Standard Lesson Commentary products as well as our Heartshaper Sunday school curriculum and related teaching resources for children. The purchase effectively

December 9, 2015

Standard Publishing Group LLC Announces Its Corporate Name Change to Christian Standard Media LLC

Christian Standard Media LLC Will Continue to Produce and Market Christian Ministry Resources Such as Magazines, VBS, and Missions Kits Cincinnati, OH ““ December 9, 2015 ““ Standard Publishing Group LLC, following the recent sale of its Standard Lesson CommentaryÂ® series, Sunday school curriculum, and several other church resources to David C. Cook, is pleased to announce its corporate name change to Christian Standard Media LLC. The company”s highly esteemed Christian StandardÂ® monthly magazine and The LookoutÂ® weekly magazine, as well as the popular Vacation Bible School program and other ministry resources such as the Kids Serving Kidsâ„¢ missions kits

February 3, 2015

Something Extra, Something Useful!

By Mark A. Taylor Have you listened to our monthly online interview program, Beyond the Standard? If not, you”re missing another storehouse of information and help, free from the offices of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. Each month we offer a new interview, and almost every episode is archived for you to hear and share whenever it would help. Almost two years of these hour-long programs are available. Just go to www.blogtalkradio.com/standardpublishing. First you”ll see an announcement of upcoming broadcasts. For example, later this month we”ll be interviewing noted expert Dr. Mark Laaser for a program titled “Solving Compulsive Sexual Behaviors.” Listen live,

January 13, 2015

Contributors, Indeed!

By Mark A. Taylor Today is the middle day of this year”s annual CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editors retreat. For all of us who attend it, this is a special gathering that enriches us in a unique way. Of course, personal enrichment is a byproduct of the meeting. Its stated purpose is to brainstorm topics and writers for future editions of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. And this is a purpose that has been wonderfully achieved, year after year. Many of the innovations and changes you”ve seen in the magazine through the years have come at the suggestion (or prodding!) of this group. Several

December 31, 2014

Obituaries for 2014

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF OBITUARIES The most recently received obituaries are listed first. An alphabetical listing of all 2014 obituaries begins further down. Patricia Ann Ruble Augenstine, 86, of Austin, TX, died Nov. 8, 2014, at home after being diagnosed with cancer in August. She was born May 1,1928, in Lowell, IN, to Charles Chester and Gladys Dickinson Ruble. She graduated in 1946 from Griffith High School, and attended Lincoln (IL) Bible Institute for one semester before marrying Donald C. Augenstine on Aug. 29, 1947. The couple ministered on and around the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington for nearly 30 years,

August 7, 2014

Now You Can Read Christian Standard on Your Smartphone or Tablet!

Have you downloaded the new Christian Standard app? It”s free for you today. “¢ Be the first to see Christian Standard”s commentary, how-to help, and news, before it appears on the web or the printed magazine. “¢ Enjoy content and graphics that appear only in the print magazine””some of the best material we publish! “¢ Discover everything you can do with these digital editions””share content, clip and save articles forfuture reference, digÂ deep into articles and see related posts and videos. After you”ve explored all the possibilities in the free preview issue,Â subscribefor only $14.99 annually or $9.99 for six months””plus your

July 28, 2014

A Conversation with Jennifer Johnson

Meet Our Contributing Editors: In this final interview of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s contributing editors, we talk with the writer who interviewed all the others. This worker and watcher of the church talks about small churches, megachurches, and the failings and future possibilities of our movement. Tell us who you are””not a recitation of your rÃ©sumÃ©, but what makes you tick. My parents like to tell the story of coming to pick me up from the toddler”s room at church one Sunday morning and discovering me hiding under a crib, calmly looking out at everybody. That kind of sums it up””I”m an

July 8, 2014

Their Advice””and Ours

By Mark A. Taylor Some of the best advice I ever received was from Roy Lawson, longtime member of Standard Publishing”s Publishing Committee, and one of this magazine”s original contributing editors. “Emphasize people,” he told me when I asked for ways to make CHRISTIAN STANDARD more effective. “Highlight what people are doing. Promote their ministries and their accomplishments.” Through the years I”ve followed that advice in more ways than one, including a series of special posts you”ll be seeing at this site starting today, all of them from our July print edition”s central feature, “The Best (or Worst!) Advice I

July 1, 2014