Faith Stories | Christian Standard, July/August 2023 gathers testimonies, ministry reflections, and practical discipleship resources that show how faith is lived in hardship, leadership, family, and mission. The cover theme is carried throughout the issue with articles on suffering, forgiveness, disciple making, parenting, spiritual formation, and church leadership.
This issue opens with Jerry Harris reflecting on faith as surrender to Jesus, followed by Michael C. Mack’s editorial on stories of faith and “plain old discipleship.” Feature articles include Tim Moore on stepping forward in scary faith, Davey Blackburn on how God refines pain into purpose, Ken Idleman on faith and forgiveness after tragedy, and Mark A. Taylor on caregiving, Alzheimer’s, and dependence on God. Other pieces address simple faithfulness in leadership, preaching through weakness, parenting with trust in God, women’s ministry through If Then Move, and a Christian Standard interview with John Castelein about crisis, agnosticism, and reconversion.
The issue also gives significant attention to disciple-making culture, including articles by Kyle Idleman, Bobby Harrington, Brandon Guindon, and Ben Cachiaras. Together, these pieces make Faith Stories | Christian Standard, July/August 2023 a strong resource for church leaders and everyday believers who want to understand faith not only as belief, but as obedience, perseverance, compassion, and witness. It is a rich snapshot of how Christian Standard connected personal testimony with practical ministry in this July/August 2023 issue.
