By David Faust The lyrics of a song popularized by Glen Campbell, “Try a Little Kindness,” have been replaying in my mind lately because I believe we face a kindness gap in America today. Even common courtesy seems in rare supply. We Imitate God When I was a boy, an old man named Roy used […]
By Mark Scott Jesus taught that good trees bear good fruit and bad trees bear bad fruit (Matthew 7:18). Christian freedom allows believers to bear fruit like healthy bushes and trees. Christians are to live in moral excellence. But this is not so we can look at others with moral smugness, but rather so we […]
By Jamie Shafer Imagine someone who travels the world and encounters a mission field of opportunities each day. Initially you might envision a missionary connecting with others in a foreign land, but that individual could just as easily be a pilot or flight attendant who is connected with the Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel (FCAP). […]
By Melissa Wuske Returning Home to Iraq Residents of the Christian town of Keramlis, Iraq have begun to return home for the first time since ISIS took over their village two years ago, forcing people to flee rather than face “rape and murder of women and children, slaughter of the elderly,” and more, according to […]
By Brian Jennings It’s so easy for us to become absorbed in our own little worlds. How can I help myself and my family see the needs in our own community? You are spot-on in observing our tendency to ignore the needs right across the street. Many of our “luxuries” become the enemy of community. […]
