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The Sin of Prayerlessness
Prayer Is Powerful
A Surprising Prayer and Prescription for Joy
“Victory in Prayer”
Now More than Ever, Christian Colleges Matter
Reading Time: 6 minutes Here are three reasons we need stronger Restoration Movement colleges, now more than ever. . . .
Baptism: The Healing Plunge into Jesus’ Plea for Unity
Reading Time: 7 minutes I wondered, “What could I do as a local church pastor to exalt Christ, proclaim gospel truths, and heal hardened and hurting hearts?” . . .
The State of Elder Teams in Independent Restoration Churches
Reading Time: 5 minutes An honest assessment of where we are as a movement when it comes to elders and their leadership. . . .
Leading Through Preaching
Raising the Strongest Generation
Reading Time: 8 minutes The Youth Worldview Ministry of Connection Pointe Christian Church
A Church-Planting Church: The Legacy and Impact of East 91st Street Christian Church
Reading Time: 8 minutes E91’s church-planting impact and legacy have added mightily to the Restoration Movement’s tremendous growth. . . .
Reuniting Our Movement
Reading Time: 8 minutes Is it still possible to honor our Lord’s prayer for unity and thus carry out his Great Commission? . . .
CIY’s Vision for Raising Up Tomorrow’s Leaders
Reading Time: 9 minutes Starting this summer, we will begin a multiyear process to ensure that every decision made at a CIY event is a resourced decision. . . .
The Restoration Movement Today
Reading Time: 5 minutes Where is the Restoration Movement today and why do I even need to know this? . . .
May 5 Study | Integrity
Reading Time: 4 minutes The apostle Paul experienced unjustified criticism of his integrity from the church in Corinth. . . .
Longtime Minister, NCC Educator Dr. Richard Brown Dies
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr. Richard E. “Dick” Brown, 86, who served many years as professor and academic dean at Nebraska Christian College, died peacefully, with his wife by his side, at Atlantic (Iowa) Specialty Care on April 17, 2024. Dr. Brown also serve many churches throughout the Midwest. . . .
Bodies Found in Oklahoma ID’d as Missing Kansas Women
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains of two people found Sunday as Jilian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27, who had been missing since March 30 when they left their homes in Hugoton, Kan., to pick up Butler’s children in rural Oklahoma. Four people have been arrested in connection with their disappearance and deaths. . . .
April 21 Application | ‘Unselfies’
Reading Time: 3 minutes “In the past,” a friend pointed out recently, “when people were outside enjoying nature, they photographed the scenery. . . . Now, we turn the camera the other direction and take pictures of ourselves.”
Four People Arrested in Connection with Women’s Disappearance
Reading Time: 2 minutes Four people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of two missing Kansas women—including a Christian church pastor’s wife. All four of those arrested have been booked into an Oklahoma jail on two counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said. . . .
The Power of an Emphatic Yes
Reading Time: 6 minutes In 1996, Joe Putting and his elders at Tomoka Christian Church (Ormond Beach, Fla.) asked a simple question: “What would saying an emphatic yes to the Great Commission look like?” They came out of that season of prayer and reflection with an almost obsessive desire to profoundly impact all the nations of the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. . . .
Search Continues for Missing Women
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is not certain two missing Kansas women—including a Christian church pastor’s wife—are still alive. The women—Jilian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27—have been missing since March 30. Kelley is the wife of Heath Kelley, pastor of Hugoton First Christian Church. . . .
‘Evidence to Indicate Foul Play’ in Women’s Disappearance
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation believes foul play may have been involved in the disappearance of a western Kansas pastor’s wife and another woman. The women—Julian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27—have been missing since Saturday. Kelley is the wife of Heath Kelley, pastor of Hugoton First Christian Church. . . .
Preacher’s Wife, Another Woman Missing Since Saturday
Reading Time: 2 minutes A preacher’s wife and her acquaintance who left Hugoton, Kan., together on Saturday morning to pick up the second woman’s children haven’t been seen since. Missing are Jilian Kelley, 39, and Veronica Butler, 27. Jilian’s husband, Heath, has been serving with Hugoton First Christian Church, but recently was called to minister with Willow Christian Church in Indianola, Neb. . . .
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Birth of the Restoration’ (Part 3; 1924)
Reading Time: 7 minutes “Not 1804, not 1809,” Ira M. Boswell wrote in 1924, “but that day in January, 1832, when the union between the Disciples of Christ and the Christians was consummated, is the greatest date in religious history between Pentecost and now” . . .
March 24 Application | ‘Communion: More Than a Routine’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Throughout history, Christ’s followers have placed high value on the Lord’s Supper. Whatever else takes place in our weekly worship gatherings, the bread and the cup focus attention on the central facts of our faith: the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. . . .
The Good Stuff
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the moment, it was hard to see that some “good stuff” was happening . . .
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Birth of the Restoration’ (Part 2; 1924)
Reading Time: 10 minutes “Their [the Restoration pioneers’] troubles were many. There were enemies without and within,” Ira M. Boswell wrote in 1924. “I shall not have time to notice them all, but will give my attention to those which prevailed before the union between the disciples of Christ and Christians” . . .
March 17 Application | ‘Eye Contact’
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s creepy if a stranger looks directly at your face. In some situations, though, the best way to communicate is eyeball to eyeball. . . .
About Suicide: I’m Still Learning from My Son’s
Reading Time: 8 minutes LeRoy Lawson writes that his book about his son’s suicide “contains both sides of a conversation three decades long; [Lane] talks first in his final communication to us. Then I answer him. He writes with confidence, at peace with his decision and comfortable with his reasons for it. I am not so sure of myself, either as father or as minister . . .”
‘The Fool of God’ Introduction
Reading Time: 7 minutes A historical novel about Alexander Campbell has been unexpectedly helpful to us . . .