By Greg Herriford After 18 years of organizing and participating in hundreds of short-term mission trips, I feel like I’ve seen a little of everything—the good and the bad, but nearly all good. When carried out with excellence and the proper motivation, a short-term mission trip can be a beautiful thing that brings joy […]
By David Faust I once had a frightening dream in which I was driving a car through a crowded street. In my dream it was late at night, but the car’s lights wouldn’t work. I was barreling along at high speed through the darkness, trying to maintain control, but I couldn’t see where I […]
Where You Live — for June 30, 2013 By Dan Lentz 1. If your group doesn’t normally eat together, plan a meal for your group around this meeting. Plan a pitch-in meal or order pizza. During the meal ask group members to share their most memorable experience from the past week. Read […]
By Christy Barritt FCC Considers Revamping Indecency Policy The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening its standards when it comes to nudity and language on television. According to the FCC, they’re contemplating focusing their efforts only on “egregious” cases of nudity and language. They defined egregious as repeated use of an expletive, for example. […]
By Victor Knowles Sir Francis Bacon said, “It is a reverent thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect. How much more to behold an ancient and noble family which hath stood against the waves and weathers of time.” Before civilization, […]
