By Claire Kinney When my sister was in third grade, she did a project on her heritage. Our family doesn’t have the most interesting lineage—almost all of us have lived exclusively in the state of Kentucky, going back generations. Our dad, however, was from Northern Kentucky and was born in Cincinnati, so she opted to […]
By Laura McKillip Wood The story of Tom, Ryan, and Maggie* spans three continents and many years. Tom Tom’s story started when he worked as a missionary in Latin America. He noticed the churches already there often thought of themselves more as recipients of missionary work than missionaries. They relied heavily on outside support. As […]
By Kelly Carr Little did we know when we chose this topic that our editorial team would get a lesson on failure in the making of an issue about failure. Here’s how it went down: • First, I failed to give the right information to one author. Strike one. • Second, another author had something come up […]
By David Faust She looked serene as she walked into my office. She had requested an appointment without specifying what she wanted to discuss. Though our paths had crossed at church, I didn’t know her well, and my ministerial instincts told me to brace myself to hear a challenging question or a complaint about something […]
By Mark Scott The most outstanding attribute of God is love (1 John 4:8). The greatest commandment is to love God (Mark 12:30). The second greatest commandment is to love one’s neighbor (v. 31). The first listed fruit of the Holy Spirit is love (Galatians 5:22). All the commandments of God are swallowed up in […]
