October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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Where Have All the Deacons Gone? (Part 2 or 3)
Part 2 of 3: Who to Select and How They Should Function — Four scriptural texts help shape our understanding . . .
A Loving Sacrifice: Pastor Donates Kidney to Church Member
Pastor Jack Coultas, of Park Grove Christian Church in Deepwater, Mo., encourages people to “love dangerously”—just as Jesus did. It’s a self-sacrificing message Coultas can preach boldly because…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Is Divorce the Unpardonable Sin?’
“In churches of Christ and Christian churches, is divorce the unpardonable sin?” Judy Norris asked in this column from 1980. "Have we become so Pharisaical that our own…
Longtime Ozark Prof Gordon Clymer Dies (Plus News Briefs)
Thousands are praying for Charlie Russell . . . plus updates on Team Expansion's efforts to help Afghans and efforts to plant churches in New England. And much…
Hurricane Ida Is Latest in String of Disasters for IDES
When Hurricane Ida roared ashore in Louisiana on Sunday, it caused damage and destruction that continues to be assessed, and it added to the mounting workload for IDES—the…
Where Have All the Deacons Gone? (Part 1 of 3)
Part 1 of 3: What Deacons Are and Do — To some, the term "deacon" is a signpost of an outdated model of ministry. Let's reexamine the biblical…
Seeds of a Movement
Excerpts from Jerry Harris's devotional thoughts presented on the 220th anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival earlier this month.
Update on Afghanistan: Where Do We Go from Here?
If we want to see God do something big and miraculous, we need to pray. The Afghan people are in a dangerous moment in their history. Pray for…
News Briefs for Aug. 25
Point University graduate and trustee Marvin Bussey is featured on a new mural in East Point, Ga., that pays tribute to “Atlanta’s Finest.” Plus briefs from Ozark Christian…
Johnson U. Prof Rappels Down Building to Assist Single Moms
Johnson University Professor of New Testament Dr. Heather Gorman went “Over the Edge” Saturday—rappelling down a 16-story building—to help raise money for The Restoration House of East Tennessee.…
Spire Readies for Annual Conference Sept. 14-16
The Spire Network is in the final stages of preparation for its third-annual SpireConference, set for Sept. 14-16 in Nashville. Spire anticipates it may match or exceed the…
The Role of Eggs in Earthquake Relief
After the Haiti earthquake, KORE Foundation farmers and staff began boiling and packaging hard-boiled eggs for people in the hardest-hit areas. These Haitian farmers have now contributed more…
Ministries Responding to Needs in Quake-Stricken Haiti
A survey of Christian church ministries serving Haiti shows that many are lending a hand in the aftermath of the earthquake and tropical storm that have rocked that…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Refuting an Abusive Speech about ‘Babtism’
"It was here in the summer of 1838 that a very pretentious doctor . . . had so frightened one of our able debaters of those times, that…
Advice for Churches: How to Respond to Weather Disasters
Church members want to help when a weather-related disaster occurs, but they often don’t know what to do. To best show Jesus’ hands and heart in the wake…
