By Mary J. Davis That Sunday morning in February 1972 was a wonderful and exciting day for me. Nearly every member of the new church walked from our rented building to the local YMCA, just a couple of blocks away. They gathered to witness my baptism in the YMCA swimming pool. My husband was […]
By Christy Barritt Christian Organization Calls on World for Help The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN) is calling on the international community to pressure governments and those in authority to declare Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Militants from the group have been blamed for hundreds of civilian deaths since they began waging Jihad […]
By Bev and Phil Haas Our oldest child is nine years old and wants to be baptized. We aren’t sure he’s ready to take that step, but he is being persistent in asking. How can we know he’s ready? This is one of those areas that makes parenting so challenging. We want to remove […]
By David Faust I love my kids. Yes, I still call them “kids” even though they’re grown up. My son, daughters, sons-in-law, and granddaughters mean more than I can put into words. They are priceless to me. Most parents would say the same thing about their children. We intuitively recognize the incalculable value of […]
By Rebecca Waters When her 8-year-old son was the victim of a neighborhood bully, Linda wanted to tell her son to “beat the kid up the next time.” But as a new believer in Christ, Linda knew there had to be a better way. When faced with a crisis, many parents tend to rely […]
