17 July, 2024

News

Reading Scripture and the Transformation of the Soul

Reading Scripture and the Transformation of the Soul

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Our educational system and culture train us in a way of reading literature that works against the way the Scriptures were designed to be read and experienced. Our information culture resists embracing a text written primarily for transformation rather than information.

Ministry to Combat Vets in Indiana Plans Major Retreat Center

Ministry to Combat Vets in Indiana Plans Major Retreat Center

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Point Man of Newburgh—an Indiana ministry that helps combat veterans returning from war—is moving toward purchasing and developing a $4.5 million retreat center. The project is a monumental one for the 13-year-old nonprofit organization that got its start with the help of Crossroads Christian Church in Newburgh, Ind. 

From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Afghanistan, One Year Later

From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Afghanistan, One Year Later

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Doug Lucas of Team Expansion writes: “We have been surprised and amazed that in the 12 months since our troops’ rushed departure from Afghanistan in August 2021, God has raised up more than 100 families in a Christian network that defies anything previously known in that nation.”

News Briefs for September 7

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Briefs about a “Fresh Hope” Mental Health Care Summit for Pastors in Iowa, expansion by Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis, and more.

James Fehl: A Man Who Continued to Do Good

James Fehl: A Man Who Continued to Do Good

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The apostle Peter wrote to people who were suffering and challenged them to “commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4:19). James Fehl, who passed away on Aug. 21, did just that . . . serving Christ throughout his life after contracting polio as a college freshman.