December 25, 2024
Christian Standard’s ‘Christmas Memories’ for 2024
Stories of Christmas Memories by 8 Christian leaders from across the country and around the world.
Articles for tag: Victor Knowles
December 18, 2024
The Christmas that Stank to High Heaven
Victor Knowles, the Founder and President of Peace On Earth Ministries (POEM) and Editor of One Body Magazine, shares a childhood Christmas memory.
June 13, 2024
Reuniting Our Movement
Despite our history of division, the question remains: “Is it still possible to honor our Lord’s prayer for unity and thus carry out his Great Commission?” I would answer, yes, because “with God, all things are possible.”
May 1, 2024
Reuniting Our Movement
Is it still possible to honor our Lord’s prayer for unity and thus carry out his Great Commission? . . .
September 19, 2023
‘One Body’ Marks 40 Years of Promoting Christian Unity
"One Body," edited by Victor Knowles, has promoted the unity of all Christians for the sake of world evangelism (as Jesus prayed for in John 17:21) for 40 years, but its focus has been on unity within the Restoration Movement . . .
May 1, 2023
Distinct Views on Christian Unity
3 Christian Leaders Share Their Perspectives on a Crucial Topic for Today’s Church
November 1, 2022
Communion: The Crown Jewel of Worship
By Victor Knowles The Lord’s Supper is the crown jewel of worship. It should be the central act of our Christian worship. In his foreword to the book The Lord’s Supper: Remembering and Proclaiming Christ Until He Comes, Christian educator David S. Dockery wrote, The highest form of corporate Christian worship is the Lord’s Supper. The celebration of the Supper directs our attention backward to the work of Christ on the cross and also encourages a forward look to the Second Coming of Christ. In addition, it provides a time for believers to examine their own personal relationship with God
May 2, 2022
Near the Cross
By Victor Knowles “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother . . .” (John 19:25). Today is Mother’s Day. It is also the Lord’s Day. In this verse are three images: the cross, Jesus, and the mother of Jesus. Mary is positioned where we should be—“near the cross.” The Lord’s Supper does something both wonderful and horrible for us. It brings us “near the cross.” The Lord’s table becomes Mount Calvary. The bread and cup become the beams of the cross. There is wonder and horror at the cross. The wonder comes from the wonder of God’s love for
May 1, 2022
‘Don’t Fight the Hand that Needs You!’
Can We Restore the Unity of the Restoration Movement?
May 1, 2022
A Passion for John 17: The Legacy of Don DeWelt
By Chris DeWelt Sometimes a cataclysmic event can sharpen one’s focus. Sometimes a difficult trial can give new meaning to all the pieces in one’s life. Sometimes suffering is the key in finding clarity of vision. My father, Don DeWelt, possessed a passion for the body of Christ to live out the prayer of Jesus for his followers: I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in
March 20, 2022
UKRAINE: Christian Ministries in Poland Organize Relief
Ministries across Poland are opening their doors to the flood of refugees fleeing the fighting in Ukraine. Said one, “We want to create a space where all our refugees can come [and] take whatever they need, so they don’t have to worry about it.”
Last Day to Register for ICOM March Events (Plus News Briefs)
Today is the deadline to register for ICOM March gatherings at churches in and around Ohio. These get-togethers are designed to generate interest and awareness for the big conference set for Nov. 3-5 in Columbus, Ohio.
February 25, 2022
Pray for Peace in Ukraine
I met Oksana Kuklinowsky when I was preaching in several churches in Ukraine. Her husband, Valeri, was minister of the church in Zdolbunov, in eastern Ukraine. . . . Several years later, Valeri was killed in a tragic accident, leaving Oksana to raise their five children. . . . I tell you all this because I need to put a face, or faces, on Christian families in Ukraine. . . .
March 3, 2021
After 35 Years, John Wagner’s Ministry Path Leads Back Home
If you’d told John Wagner years ago he would end up leading the church he grew up attending—First Christian Church in Union, Mo.—he never would have believed you.
January 13, 2021
Walls’ Lifelong Service Honored (Plus News Briefs)
A December blog post by CMF International spotlighted Will and Ruth Walls for their years of service with the global mission organization. Will served as a campus minister at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., from 1972 to 1995, then he and Ruth served as CMF missionaries in England (pastoral care, team training, and development with the church-planting team). Upon returning to the States in 2005, Will served in CMF’s office in Indianapolis. The couple officially retired in October. “The Walls are examples of lifelong service to the kingdom for all of us,” said CMF executive director Kip Lines. “It is
December 2, 2020
50 Things I’ve Learned in 50 Years of Preaching
Victor Knowles recommends you ask yourself these questions as you preach or prepare to preach.
December 24, 2019
The Birth that Changed the World
(We go back just a few years for this article, which appeared on p. 4 of the December 21, 2008, issue of Christian Standard. Previous to that, our sister magazine, The Lookout, shared it with their readers.) The Birth that Changed the World By Victor Knowles In Frank Capra’s acclaimed and heartwarming 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life, God sends an angel named Clarence to earth to show George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) what life would be like if he had never been born. The moral of the movie (this is when movies had morals!) is that each person’s
May 23, 2019
Ozark Christian College Weathers Storm that Kills 3 in Missouri
By Jim Nieman News outlets are reporting that storms and tornadoes injured several people in Carl Junction, Mo., and killed three people in Golden City on Wednesday. Carl Junction is just a few miles north of Joplin, Mo., where Ozark Christian College is located. The storms occurred on the eighth anniversary of tornadoes that killed 161 people in Joplin. Matt Proctor, president of OCC, said, “At the moment, we know of one student’s house in nearby Carl Junction that experienced storm damage (roof damage and blown-out window), but no one was hurt, for which we’re grateful.” Proctor said there is
June 23, 2018
Paddling Together in the Same Direction
By Victor Knowles In our American Restoration Movement, we have been paddling in separate streams for more than 100 years. Like Paul and Barnabas, we had a “sharp disagreement” (Acts 15:39) over issues like instrumental music and missionary societies. We too “parted company” and had our own journals to spread the good news (Gospel Advocate and Christian Standard), started our own Bible colleges and Christian universities to prepare gospel workers (Lipscomb University and Johnson Bible College—now Johnson University), and developed our own lectureships and conventions to encourage and equip Christians (Pepperdine Bible Lectures and the North American Christian Convention). Since
January 23, 2018
Living Together in Sweet Unity
By Victor Knowles “How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity!” (Psalm 133:1, The Passion Translation). The year 1906 is memorable to me for a number of reasons—even though I wasn’t born until 1945. It was the year of the great San Francisco earthquake; the year one of my heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, was born; and a year the Chicago Cubs went to the World Series (and lost). Finally, 1906 is the year a division occurred in the American Restoration Movement. “Conventional wisdom” today is that David Lipscomb, editor of the Gospel Advocate,
