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In the World — May 18, 2014

By Christy Barritt   German Homeschool Family Permitted to Stay in U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted a German homeschooling family permission to stay in the U.S. indefinitely. The Romeike family fled to the U.S. in 2008 and were granted asylum after being threatened with jail time and having their children taken […]

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Renewed, Recharged, Revived

By Mark Snavely   I knew nothing of the North American Christian Convention until I began attending the Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary (presently Cincinnati Christian University) in 1978. I was not on the campus very long before I heard professors and classmates speak of the NACC. The connotation was typically a positive one, so […]

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Hope on the Home Front

By Jamie Shafer   Doug Hedrick has learned to thrive in the midst of living a dual professional life. For the past 15 years, his career has led him to serve in various senior leadership positions with Chicago-based AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company. During those same years, he has also been leading and inspiring those around […]

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Where You Live — for May 18, 2014

By Dan Lentz   1. What’s your favorite family tradition? What is involved? How often do you do it? Why is it so enjoyable?   Read Matthew 15:1-11, 15-20.   2. How would you describe the term tradition to someone who was unfamiliar with it?   3. What are the traditions mentioned in this passage […]