Healing a wounded town
ALSEA, Ore. — At the little white church building off the two-lane blacktop, the front door stays unlocked all the time — just in case…
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In nation’s capital, Christians ‘Crusade’
WASHINGTON — The Washington Hilton has hosted many presidents and political elites, but the sight of a baptismal pool and the sound of a cappella…
Air Force chaplain welcomes the fallen home
The massive, gray C-17 transport plane landed at Dover Air Force Base on a Tuesday afternoon. A group of dignitaries, including the chairman of the…
The war at home
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — On a Sunday afternoon, the high-pitched chatter of boys and girls playing fills the home of Marine Staff Sgt. Ahmal Coles…
Faith sustains Marine battalion commander
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Nearly a year ago, Marines and sailors from the battalion that Lt. Col. Mike Manning commands gathered with family and friends…
Ministry in Mormon country
SALT LAKE CITY — To Mormons, the Salt Lake Temple — a magnificent granite structure built in the 1800s — stands as a sacred icon…
INSIDE STORY: In tornado’s aftermath, Missouri church mourns members, counts blessings
JOPLIN, Mo. — Less than three weeks after an EF-5 tornado cut a six-mile swath through this southwestern Missouri community, the 26th and Connecticut Church…
Faces of World Bible School
Tex and Mary Jane Williams When Robert Harold Williams was 7 or 8 years old, his Sunday school teacher kept him after class and told…
Can World Bible School reach the U.S.?
CEDAR PARK, Texas — There’s a box full of souls with Mary Nell Kemper’s name on it.“Just look at that,” she said, lifting a stack…
WBS: ‘Ordinary Christians sharing their faith’
CEDAR PARK, Texas — World Bible School’s success doesn’t come from pulpit-pounding preaching or grand, evangelistic campaigns, says John Reese, the ministry’s president. Sitting at…
