‘Fixing our eyes on Jesus’
NIAS, Indonesia — The people of Nias, an island of Indonesia devastated by the 2004 South Asian tsunami, have a clearer vision of their future.Surgeons…
Archive: Mar 2013
‘A song in my heart’
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — When Joan Cheptot came to this tiny country in southern Africa, she already was a preacher’s wife, mother and educator. She had…
Partners, March 2013
EDUCATION TRAININGADRIATIC CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDURRES, Albania — Fifty-eight students, ages 9 to 16, are learning English, math and Bible principles through the Adriatic Christian Academy. The…
Veteran minister named president of Canada’s Great Lakes Bible College
WATERLOO, Ontario — Art Ford, a longtime Canadian minister and educator, has been named president of Great Lakes Bible College, a small preacher training school…
Exposure Youth Camp boosts teens
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — For Savannah Burns, Exposure Youth Camp means a place “where we go and really get a feel for how awesome heaven will…
Social justice vs. kingdom work
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Love Jesus. Tolerate the church. At a time when Americans’ confidence in organized religion has hit a 40-year low, that mindset…
National survey report: Teens envision a church more pleasing to God
Listen up, faithful adults. Young Christians have ideas for making the church more like God meant it to be — and they’re eager to be…
Blending generations builds a church for the ages
Bucking societal trends is a challenging proposition. The task can prove even more daunting within the culture of churches, where traditions run deep. Yet that…
We should echo Jesus’ prayer for unity
‘My prayer is not for them alone (the apostles). I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of…
A conversation with Norris Cole
NBA NEWCOMER DISCUSSES fame, faith and daily Bible reading. Though they always considered themselves a lively “sports family,” Diane and Norris Cole Sr. never dreamed…
