By Steve Wyatt My favorite teaching style is biographical. I love to take the full story (not just the highlights but also the lowlights) of God’s truly greats—and break them down from birth to the grave. What I invariably find is that even God’s finest struggled with the same stuff with which I struggle. […]
By Javan Rowe I stared in amazement at the wrestler facing me, trying desperately to hide my fear. It was my first wrestling match ever, and I was convinced my opponent was completely insane. He stood on his line, growling and shaking like a caged animal waiting to be released. As soon as the […]
By Cheri Lynn Cowell The news traveled fast. “Did you hear? John answered the call.” In our family that could only mean one of two things. Either he joined the military or answered the call into the ministry. As I grew older the church shifted my view of calling to include other full-time Christian […]
By Karen Wingate “Are you a missionary?” The question hung in the air between me and the Honduran owner of a Hispanic import store where I was shopping with my family. I had just told her how I left my hometown years ago and lived all over the country after marrying a minister. Her […]
By Laura McKillip Wood Last November, my husband and I packed our kids into the back of our compact car and began our three-hour journey to ICOM. Looking back at their three faces in the seat behind me, I couldn’t help but think about how much fun they’d have in the next few days. […]
