Church/Ministry

What was it like to literally follow Jesus? Pastor Randy Butler, in his often humorous, down-to-earth manner, helps us catch a fresh vision of what it must have been like to actually follow Christ. Gospel...

In the 1800s, the term shunpikers was coined for drivers who avoid toll roads at all cost, going out of their way, sometimes many miles, to avoid paying a small fee. The ironic nature of shunpiking is that it...

Paul wrote to "all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Cor. 1:2). His instructions were not directed primarily to theologians, pastors, or priests. He wrote to the whole church...

On a warm summer night in 1998, American missionary Andy Dietz strolled along the Danube River toward the open market. Tricked into entering what he thought was a restaurant, Andy unwittingly became part of an...

"I awoke with a knife at my neck and the palpable pounding of a rapist’s heartbeat on my chest." So begins Christ Kitchen—a story about redemption and healing based on the experience that molds the...

Got saved? When you repent of your sins and place your faith in Christ, you experience a new beginning. Salvation in Christ is awesome and eternal, but it’s only the starting point of your spiritual...

A line of jewelry emblazoned with the letters WWJD still rides a crest of popularity with Christians. “What Would Jesus Do?” is a great question, but the answer is of little value if you aren’t willing...

The Jesus Method of Spiritual Formation “Follow me.” These two simple words spoken by Jesus are often needlessly complicated with theological, psychological, and sociological interpretations. Using...

Hearing the Heart-Cry of the Orphans of the World, by Gary Stephens, Carmen Radley The heart-cry of every child without parents—a cry to be loved and to belong—told through the story of one boy named...