Articles for tag: Ken Gire

July 31, 2015

Christian Standard

Tom Ellsworth’s Thought Leaders

We asked 35 Christian leaders, “Who is the influencer with the biggest impact on your life and ministry?” Most of these leaders listed several influential thinkers, writers, innovators, and leaders more of us should get to know. This response is from Tom Ellsworth, senior minister with Sherwood Oaks Christian Church, Bloomington, Indiana. ________ Theology: Jack Cottrell Devotional study: Max Lucado, Ken Gire, Mark Atteberry A deeper challenge: N.T. Wright, Dallas Willard Cultural study: Thom Rainer Inspiration and perhaps my all-around favorite: John Ortberg

October 25, 2011

Christian Standard

You Must Read This . . . A Priceless Discovery

By Mark Atteberry Moments with the Savior: A Devotional Life of Christ By Ken Gire Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998  Every summer my wife and I attend the International Christian Retail Show. We love it because we get to rub shoulders with many of our favorite authors and because we never come home with fewer than 60 or 70 brand-new, just-released books. It”s like Christmas in July. But it isn”t quite as great as it might sound. It always turns out that at least half the books we ship home aren”t worth the paper they”re printed on. For some, the problem

October 28, 2010

Christian Standard

My Paper Friends

By Mark Atteberry My wife introduced me to my love affair with books. And now they”ve been my companion in life for decades. When you walk into my office you”ll notice a unique smell. No, I don”t have an aversion to personal hygiene. Nor do I burn incense, smoke cigars, eat junk food at my desk, or keep my clothes in mothballs. The smell is a mixture of paper, cardboard, glue, and ink. That”s because my office is full of books. Some are old and a little musty, while others have that distinctive new smell. Whatever they may smell like

October 1, 2006

Christian Standard

Worship: Beyond the Music

By Linda Sappington For 24 years, Gary Craig has relied entirely on the National Church Music Conference to locate the right music for his church choir, explore new sound and multimedia software, and offer insight into problems common to choir directors. He never attended Bible college. His musical background included singing in a high school choir and a barbershop quartet. But from his first music conference, God made a way for Craig to attend, and the volunteer choir director of Dive Christian Church, Bedford, Indiana, eagerly gleaned insight from conference resources. Craig draws most of his choral music from the

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