By Melissa Wuske Connecting Women to the Church A new study by the Barna Group found that the percentage of women who don’t attend church is growing—alongside the overall decline in church attendance. In 2003, around 33 percent of adults were “unchurched” (hadn’t been to church in the last six months), and 40 percent of […]
By Jamie Shafer “You can still succeed in this country, working as a family and doing something you love,” encouraged P. J. Jonas. She had been praying for a family business for years, and in 2008 it began taking shape in the form of a bar of soap. “With goats in the barn, an idea […]
By Dr. Mark Scott Opposition always hurts. It especially hurts when it comes from kin. Stephen found that out. The second internal challenge that the church faced (certain widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food) caused the church to select seven men to handle this oversight (Acts 6:1-6). One of those seven […]
By Melissa Wuske Lost Luggage Heaven Between 95 to 98 percent of bags lost and then found by airlines are claimed by their owners. So what happens to those other bags? Unclaimed Baggage, a company run by Christians, buys them. Instead of seeing a random amalgam of discarded items, the company sees these missing items […]
By David Faust I listened while a friend shared his faith in Christ with a Jewish neighbor. “Would you mind if I read from the Bible?” Mario asked. His companion nodded. Without identifying the Scripture passage, Mario began to read aloud from Isaiah 53 about a man who bore our sorrows, who was pierced for […]
