SOUTH SUDAN: Despite independence, conflicts continue
On July 9, Sudan loses its status as the largest nation on the African continent. The country splits into two nations — the Republic of…
Staff Reports
EDITORIAL: A legacy to reach the unreached
When Jimmy Judd returned from the Pacific after World War II, his life had changed forever.Serving on the island of Guam, he met a man…
SOUTH SUDAN: Despite independence, conflicts continue
On July 9, Sudan loses its status as the largest nation on the African continent. The country splits into two nations — the Republic of…
Taking ‘hearts of service’ to Africa: Military veterans, studying at Lipscomb University, bring clean water to Ghana
For nearly two decades, I have written about service projects and mission trips taken by students, faculty and staff at Lipscomb University.It wasn’t until this…
Across the Nation, August 2011
AMERICAN SAMOA TAFUNA — Church members from this U.S. territory and the mainland attended the sixth annual South Pacific Lectureship, hosted by the Nu’uuli Church…
Despite protest, Marine honored
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Balduf was a senior at David Lipscomb Campus School on Sept. 11, 2001. As students arrived for chapel that day to…
New and Noteworthy, August 2011
BIBLE STUDY Jim McGuiggan. A Baptism Worth Talking About. Nashville, Tenn.: 21st Century Christian, 2010. 72 pages. $6.99.Is baptism essential for salvation? Does baptism really…
At church, recovering addicts must come out of hiding
‘My name is Janet, and I’m a recovering addict.” Usually, when I say those words, I’m in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. But when I say…
Among ashes, cross remains
MBALE, Uganda — Sparks from an electrical fuse box started a fire in the home of Phillip and Laura Shero, members of a mission team…
Authors urge believers to practice purposeful parenting
While the world clamors for our attention to tasks that we deem “urgent,” three authors remind us of something that’s truly important — our calling…
