January 28, 2011
Sponsor An Evangelist In India
Central India Christian Mission offers sponsorship opportunities for children and evangelists serving across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and nearby regions.
Series: Columns
January 27, 2011
Christian Missionary Fellowship’s Maasai Health Services
Christian Missionary Fellowship’s Maasai Health Services clinics received a $516,000 grant to provide HIV/AIDS education, prevention, medication, staff training, and rural outreach in Kenya.
January 27, 2011
Missionary Re-Entry Fund
Pioneer Bible Translators created a Re-Entry Fund to help missionaries returning from overseas service, including support for missionary kids, counseling, retreat needs, and sudden support loss.
January 26, 2011
Calculating Our Generosity
Mark A. Taylor reflects on Evangelical generosity, missions giving, and the broad impact Christian churches and churches of Christ make through support for ministries around the world.
January 25, 2011
Proclaiming More than Meditating
Mark A. Taylor explains Christian Standard’s 2011 Bible emphasis, urging churches to lift up Scripture through deeper study, clearer teaching, and renewed commitment to biblical literacy.
January 23, 2011
The Bible Is Good for Me . . . and for You!
Dave Stone reflects on Acts 4:13, sincere hearts, and hollow spirituality, reminding readers that ordinary disciples can serve with courage when they have been with Jesus.
January 20, 2011
Blogging About the NACC
The North American Christian Convention invites readers to join weekly NACC Conversations online as leaders reflect on main-session themes before the July gathering in Cincinnati.
January 19, 2011
Preacher, Crew, to Climb Volcano
Greg Nettle and a RiverTree Christian Church team are climbing mountains in Ecuador, including Cotopaxi, while raising $100,000 for ChildReach Ministries and Compassion International.
January 16, 2011
Worth Discussing
Mark A. Taylor reflects on the Stone-Campbell Dialogue, Great Communion celebrations, and the ongoing call to pursue unity among Restoration Movement churches.
January 14, 2011
Challenge: Spend Less than $2 per Day for Food
Community Christian Church in Naperville challenged attendees to spend less than $2 a day on food to build awareness and compassion for people living in poverty.
January 14, 2011
Colorado Church Wins Long Court Fight Over Land Use
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Boulder County’s appeal in its case against Rocky Mountain Christian Church, leaving in place a final win tied to federal religious land-use protections.
January 14, 2011
Church of Christ Couple Among Tucson Shooting Victims
Dorwan Stoddard, a Tucson church member, was killed while protecting his wife during the shooting that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Arizona churches responded with prayer.
Reading Scripture with Patience
Mandy Smith reflects on how slowing down with Scripture can help God’s Word dwell deeply, intersect with daily life, and transform a busy heart.
January 7, 2011
God’s Word the Life Shaper
Marshall Hayden reflects on how Scripture confirmed, instructed, and shaped his life, centering on John 10:10 and the promise of abundant life in Christ.
Hope Partnership Kids Making the Grade in Kenya
Hope Partnership students in Nairobi, Kenya, achieved a 97 percent pass rate on the high school entrance exam for the second consecutive year.
January 6, 2011
What to Call Our Year of the Bible?
Mark A. Taylor introduces Christian Standard’s 2011 yearlong Bible emphasis and the theme “The Bible: Lift it up. Live it out.”
January 4, 2011
Changed Lives, Reformed Hearts
By LeRoy Lawson The Brain that Changes Itself Norman Doidge, M.D. / New York: Penguin Books, 2007 Dark Journey/Deep Grace: Jeffrey Dahmer”s Story of Faith Roy Ratliff and Lindy Adams / Abilene: Leafwood Publishers, 2006 In the 1950s Norman Vincent Peale”s The Power of Positive Thinking became a surprise best seller. Robert H. Schuller took up his mantle a generation later with a host of self-help books with a variation on the theme, the power of “possibility” thinking. It has been pretty easy for cynics to dismiss Peale and Schuller and their ilk. Too easy, too Pollyannaish, so much “pie
January 2, 2011
The Essential About Opinions
Mark A. Taylor introduces “In Opinions, Liberty,” a new feature inviting Christian disagreement marked by humility, patience, freedom, and love.
January 1, 2011
Playing It Forward for Families, Churches
Area 10 Faith Community launched Cartwheels & Coffee as a creative way to serve Richmond families, lower overhead, and build community before the church’s first services even began.
December 30, 2010
New Members Light Candles
Crossroads Christian Church in Newburgh, Indiana, celebrated new Christians and new members by inviting them to light candles, while Ken Idleman encouraged others to make a decision for Christ.
