By Dave Butts Going vertical will change your life. And Columbus, Ohio, is the place this fall to get vertical. Vertical is the theme for the International Conference on Missions (ICOM), meeting in Columbus, November 13-16, 2014. Why Vertical as a theme? Because going Vertical will maximize our horizontal impact. Missions, like virtually all […]
By Charles Gerber Stress is all around! It cannot be avoided on this planet. Just turn on the news and watch your stress level rise. In our world there is both acute and chronic stress. Stress can affect our body’s immune system, shutting down its ability to function and heal. Stress and what causes […]
By Joyce Long Reddish-orange glints streak the evening sky, casting dancing shadows on the most holy worship site for the Jews—the Western Wall. Girls dressed in white, pink-ribboned chiffon dresses hold their parents’ hands as they descend the stairs. Sons in white shirts and black kippahs (yarmulkes) run ahead, shoving into checkpoint turnstiles. Orthodox […]
We hope you get to enjoy rest from your work on Labor Day. Take a moment (or several!) to breathe deeply and enjoy the things God has made.
By T. R. Robertson In the early 1970s, my family lived in a small town in rural Missouri. Early each growing season I would watch from our backyard while our neighbor prepared his field for planting. He was small and wiry, weathered and wrinkled. He appeared unable to stand completely upright. I was amazed […]
