October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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Remembering Mark and Caroline Worley
"Mark and Caroline Worley—we miss them so much!" Dr. Cara Snyder writes. "For over 40 years they served Dallas Christian College in any capacity they were called on to…
A Block of Wood: A Reflection on Christmas, Expectations, and Gratitude
I don’t know what I was expecting. What lofty Christmas dreams did 3-year-old me cherish in my heart that would make the giant, handmade, wooden kitchen my grandfather…
A ‘Frozen in Time’ Moment
"It was the winter of 1968, the break between semesters of my senior year in Bible college," Ken Idleman writes. "Kaylene and I had been married the previous…
An Aluminum Tree, a Phonograph, and ‘Snowballs’
Christmas childhood memories can blur together, but one specific Christmas—I think it was 1966—certainly left a lasting impression.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Telstar of God’ (1962)
Television audiences on the North American and European continents were treated to an added marvel of electronics on July 23, 1962, when live transmissions were beamed off the…
‘All Is Well’
Christmas means many things to David Empson, with most of his thoughts centering on family gatherings and music.
‘It’s Christmas Time in the City’
"All my Christmas memories are framed by the city where I both spent my childhood and where my wife and I raised our daughter," Steve Carr shares in…
Harvey Bacus, Who Led OCC’s Missions Department for 33 Years, Dies (Plus News Briefs)
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News that Moved Both Heaven and Earth to Rejoice
Luke 2 describes a sky full of heavenly hosts giving glory to God because a Savior had been born. . . . Angels appear elsewhere in Scripture and…
