By Jamie Shafer For almost 12 years Sergeant Chris Wilburn has been serving on the streets of Indianapolis as a part of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. His family background is one of public service, and this example influenced him growing up and has been ever present in his life. Chris chose to join the […]
By Mark Scott “The Savior has arrived.” That is quite a headline. Big news. Make no mistake—this is a big day for the church. Joni Eareckson Tada said, “If God can become man, then everything else is easy.” Paul Scherer, who taught homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary, said, “God came walking down the stairs of […]
By Melissa Wuske Clipping Coupons for Those in Need Lauren Puryear of Woodbridge, Virginia, is an avid couponer. “I started couponing for food items like spaghetti and meatballs. I was (often) able to get the items for free or for little to no money,” she said. All that savings gave her an idea. She gathered […]
By David Faust There’s a predictable familiarity about Christmas. Every December we watch the same movies and TV shows we viewed last year and the year before. We get together with the same people, drag those gaudy red and green sweaters out of our closets, and attend programs at school and church that look and […]
By Melissa Wuske Growth of Megachurches—in the U.S. and Worldwide Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, is still the largest single-site church in the U.S., bringing in 52,000 each week. Life.Church attracts 70,000 people a week to its 25 sites in seven states. This report by Church Growth Today shows that megachurches continue to […]
