1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1105+ words) Recently, I was speaking with two young men who will be facing an ordination council within the next week. I told them that in my lifetime, certain hot-button issues have come to the forefront, and I had to wrestle with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1115+ words) Associational and convention participation is very important to me. For nearly 20 years in ministry, I have seen firsthand the benefits of churches cooperating for the advancement of God’s kingdom. I believe deeply in the Cooperative Program and in what Texas…...

2+ week, 46+ min ago   (836+ words) There are people who leave their mark through titles or positions, and there are those whose influence is measured in changed lives, strengthened faith, and generations inspired to worship. Allison Gilliam belongs to the latter. For nearly six decades, Allison…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (943+ words) “Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you” (1 Corinthians 1:26 GNT). “Life with friends is better around the campfire” reads the pillowcase atop the patchwork quilt gracing my bed in the rustic cabin I inhabit each summer at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (277+ words) Eric Black / Editor Two recent decisions have me thinking about how American Christians differ over a shared desire—to be sheep, not goats. The U.S. State Department announced, Aug. 6, a group of faith-based humanitarian organizations would receive almost $2 billion for…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1065+ words) As I hiked in Montana last summer, I was mesmerized by the stream rushing alongside the trail. I grew up on the flat prairies of West Texas, where water was scarce and the tallest native trees were mesquite. Perhaps that’s…...