September 9, 2007
A Transforming Community
On April 19, 2007, Atlanta Christian College canceled classes for Spring Ministry Day, sending more than 300 students, faculty, and staff to serve together at City of Refuge in downtown Atlanta.
Series: Featured
September 9, 2007
Feeding the Hungry
Pat Magness reflects on feeding hungry people at home and around the world, and how Jesus’ meals and miracles reveal that ordinary acts of provision can be holy obedience: “You give them something to eat.”
September 2, 2007
Speakers Announced for 2008 World Convention
Main session speakers for the 17th World Convention (July 30–August 3, 2008, Nashville) include Cynthia Hale, Bob Russell, Mike Cope, and president C. Robert Wetzel, exploring the theme “Together in Christ.”
September 2, 2007
Does God Want You to Be Rich?
Barbara Rendel reflects on what it means to be “rich,” weighing Scripture-based arguments about prosperity and calling readers to generous, outward-focused giving that serves others and reaches both the poor and the affluent.
September 2, 2007
Scandalous Risks
By C. Robert Wetzel “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made” (Genesis 3:1). Some time ago I read Susan Howatch”s novel Scandalous Risks. It is the fourth in a series of six novels about the Church of England in the 20th century. I was surprised to see the novel introduced by a quotation from the book of popular theology entitled Honest to God, written by Bishop John A. T. Robinson in 1962. Honest to God was one of those books that attempts to revise Christian faith to make it more
September 2, 2007
At the Foot of the Cross
By Lee Magness You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:6-8). There they stood at the foot of the cross, stood not kneeled, priests and scribes, their eyes squinting to slits in the noonday sun, squinting like the sightless pretending to see. They were blinded by years of looking through
September 2, 2007
The Meaning of the Cross
By H. Lynn Gardner The death of Christ on a cross stands at the center of human history. James Stalker describes its significance: The spot to which we have come is the center of all things. Here two eternities meet. The streams of ancient history converge here, and here the river of modern history takes its rise. The eyes of the patriarchs and prophets strained forward to Calvary, and now the eyes of all generations and of all races look back to it. This is the end of all roads. The seeker after truth, who has explored the realms of
September 2, 2007
Benefits Brought by the Death of Jesus
A concise sidebar defining key benefits brought by the death of Jesus—atonement, justification, reconciliation, redemption, propitiation, new life, and victory over the devil and death—as explained by H. Lynn Gardner.
August 26, 2007
A Christian Church Opportunity
As U.S. population shifts, Christian churches must plant more congregations where growth is happening. This article surveys “static cities,” emerging regions, and cooperative networks, urging churches to respond to migration patterns with bold, sustained church planting.
August 26, 2007
A Restoration Movement in Israel
An Arab-Israeli team in northern Israel partnered with the Christian HolyLand Foundation to serve full-time in benevolence and evangelism. Their work seeks unity across denominational lines and fosters unprecedented ministry between Arabs and Jews in Christ.
August 26, 2007
Two Christians Pursue Paths to Unity:
Bill Westfall reflects on God’s guidance through decades of ministry and a surprising new season of unity at Boise State University, where prayer and a shared focus on Jesus are helping campus ministers become imitators of him.
August 26, 2007
The Power to Go the Distance
Marathon training reveals a surprising truth: finishing is less about muscles than motivation. This devotional contrasts fear, reward, and love—and points to Christ’s love as the strength that helps believers go the distance.
August 19, 2007
Kingdom Entrepreneurs: Business as Mission
How can the gospel be communicated amid poverty and despair? This article explains “business as mission,” outlining three levels of investment and a “quadruple bottom line” that combines profit, ministry, community impact, and stewardship.
August 19, 2007
The Bread That Brings Life
A California church partnered with leaders in Nairobi’s Mathare Valley to support microenterprise as mission. One $8 loan helped Elizabeth start a chapati business, escape exploitation, and grow in faith and community.
August 19, 2007
Sharing the Gospel on Treadmills and Spin Bikes
John and James serve with Christian Missionary Fellowship in Asia through a first-class fitness center—real business, real relationships, and steady gospel witness—pointing toward staff outreach and a future church plant.
August 19, 2007
Planting Good Seed
A kingdom business can be both 100 percent business and 100 percent Christian. See how a milling operation helped farmers, strengthened livelihoods, and created opportunities for evangelism, baptisms, and new churches in a country closed to traditional missionaries.
August 19, 2007
Five Books About Business As Mission
A brief roundup of books on business as mission, tentmaking, microenterprise, and kingdom entrepreneurship—highlighting practical approaches for ministry in places closed to conventional missionary work.
August 19, 2007
From Conversation to Cooperation
After more than two decades of unity-focused gatherings, the Restoration Forum will conclude this September. Victor Knowles recounts its origins, key milestones, and why organizers believe it’s time to move from conversation to cooperation.
Ministering to the Least of These: RiverTree Christian Church, Massilon, OH
RiverTree Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, shares how God shaped a deep commitment to at-risk children through sponsorship, child survival initiatives, adoption support, and foster-care partnerships—locally and around the world.
August 12, 2007
Toilets and Christianity
After visiting Nairobi’s slums, Tim Harlow shares sobering realities of poverty and HIV/AIDS and urges believers to act like Jesus—supporting children, caring for the vulnerable, and trusting the church to bring lasting hope.
