Christians strategize, gather supplies amid Mexican flu outbreak
As he and his family pack for the United States, missionary Sean McClue asks U.S. Christians to help the Mexican people with their most urgent…
Archive: Apr 2009
Faulkner mourns death of two football players
Faulkner University is mourning the deaths of two of its student-athletes in a car accident early April 21. Teirson Hollis, 20, and Ryne Wilhite, 19,…
Father, son arrested for burglarizing church that helped them
Police in West Monroe, La., say a father and son sought benevolent help from the White’s Ferry Road church — then stole from it. The…
Pomp and circumstance
A child receives her diploma during the second graduation of a church-sponsored tutorial center in Marikina, a city near metro Manilla in the Philippines. (Photo…
Retired Harding administrator, civic leader dies
SEARCY, Ark. — Retired Harding University administrator and well-known Searcy civic leader James F. (Jimmy) Carr Jr. died April 1 after a short illness. Carr,…
Can generations grow together?
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO KEEP THEIR PARENTS’ FAITH are increasingly rare, national studies show. Do differences among age groups in congregations play a role? Can churches…
From water to wine: Thoughts on Jesus’ very first — and very real — miracle
The incarnate Jesus lived an amazing story. His early history — from the announcement to Mary of a divine conception to his baptism and until…
Dialogue: A conversation with Jerry Rushford
AUTHOR, SCHOLAR directs Pepperdine lectures in May for 27th time. Jerry Rushford is an incurable optimist with seemingly unlimited energy. He needs little sleep and…
Massive wildfire destroys two cabins, hiking trails at Nebraska Youth Camp
The fast-moving wildfire that burned down two cabins at Nebraska Youth Camp on March 23 is over, but officials say it could have been much…
To reach the unchurched online, minister Mike Cope leaves pulpit
After 18 years of ministry, Mike Cope is leaving the pulpit of the Highland church in Abilene, Texas. But he’ll only be a Heartbeat away.…
