Ozark Christian College Receives $1 Million Lilly Grant
Ozark Christian College has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund Lincoln Seminary's Lifelong Leaders Initiative.
Series: News
October 6, 2025
Don’t Lose Your First Love
This is the first in a series of weekly articles based on Christ’s letters to the seven churches in the book of Revelation. This week's church is Ephesus.
September 30, 2025
Fill This Container: Conditions in Ukraine Spark a Major Effort at ICOM
Mulberry Int., ICOM, IDES, Lifeline, and FAME collaborate to fill at least one 40-foot container and have it over to the people of Ukraine by 2026.
September 29, 2025
Limitations
Limitations are part of life. We should recognize our limitations, viewing our abilities and gifts “with sober judgment” (Romans 12:3).
September 23, 2025
ICOM Announces Leadership Transition
The board of the ICOM recently announced the upcoming retirement of executive director David Empson and the search for a new leader of this ministry.
September 23, 2025
Christian Restoration Association Celebrates Century Mark
The Christian Restoration Association (CRA) and their long-standing publication, the Restoration Herald, are celebrating the centennial mark for their existence.
September 22, 2025
Notable Deaths
Coroners sometimes perform a post-mortem to determine the cause of death. It might be wise to conduct our own “pre-mortems” to make sure death doesn’t catch us unprepared. Only Christ Jesus can keep us secure when we arrive at life’s final deadline.
September 16, 2025
Spire Conference to Meet at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville
The annual Spire Conference for church leaders will meet at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, from September 23-25, 2025.
September 16, 2025
Underestimated
I’m learning not to underestimate people, problems, or God’s power. Lest I forget these lessons, there’s a pile of hickory nuts in the woods that helps me remember.
September 9, 2025
Obergefell, Kim Davis, and Same-Sex Marriage … Reflecting on the Last Ten Years
American Christians may have to learn to live in an environment where their religious liberty is protected while their historic beliefs on sexuality and marriage are unpopular outside the church.
September 8, 2025
Live Like You Believe It
Phony faith hasn’t gone away. Two problems still plaguing us today can be summed up in the words presenteeism and apatheism.
September 2, 2025
What I Learned in My African Internship
God can use me despite my weaknesses, and he can use my weaknesses to give me a better picture of how much I need him.
September 1, 2025
Stronger as You Go
Things highly valued in this world (financial security, physical health, pleasure, and entertainment) can’t fill the void. Our souls yearn “for the courts of the Lord” and the living God who meets us there.
August 28, 2025
The Church’s Role in Supporting the Disability Community
Scripture clearly calls upon the church supporting the physical, emotional, social, and financial needs of the disability community.
Great Lakes Christian College Receives Largest Gift in School’s History
Great Lakes Christian College receives a $1 million gift, the largest in the school's history, and a matching pledge for $2 million.
Point University Inaugurates Eighth President
Dr. Stacy A. Bartlett was recently inaugurated as the eighth president of Point University in West Point, Georgia.
August 25, 2025
The Fourth ‘R’
Generations of teachers imparted skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic, but maybe we should add a fourth "R" for "ripples. Decades after I was in their classrooms, my teachers still exert a ripple effect in my life.
August 24, 2025
From The Archives: Demonology
Edwin R. Errett’s effort to define demons and demonology from the February 15, 1936, edition of Christian Standard.
August 18, 2025
Advice for Parents of University Students
I often tell parents that there is a great opportunity for spiritual growth and development as students enter into the university.
The Power of the Pulpit
The power of the pulpit resides neither in physical furnishings nor in preachers themselves, but in the Holy Spirit who empowers his servants to proclaim God’s timeless truth.
