
First person: Pastors and ministry leaders, stop drinking your own Kool-Aid
When the problem is with the leader, in almost every case, it starts when that pastor or ministry leader starts drinking his or her own Kool-Aid.

Children’s ministry leader shares helpful practices for teaching gospel to kids
Talking to her eight grandchildren about Jesus comes as naturally as breathing for Jenni Carter. “I pray for them to

‘Dwell on the light’: Author writes children’s book while fighting cancer
Cancer. A word everyone fears and no one expects to happen to them. Hearing the word changes lives forever. However,

Church in Indonesia continues to worship despite threats to disperse
A church in West Java Province, Indonesia refused to yield to Muslim intruders’ attempts to stop their worship service on

Preparing for Easter weekend: 8 ways to pray now
I fear that many churches plan for weeks (or months) for Easter weekend, but then pray for only minutes over

War and compassion: Southern Baptist volunteers responding to hurting refugees
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of war violence that some readers may find disturbing. The descriptions are from one

Access to God’s word transforming lives among North Africa’s unreached
Andy and Marie Hoffman served more than 11 years as International Mission Board missionaries without seeing any fruit among their

First Person: Discipleship begins at home
I am a mom with two amazing kids! Nathan is 15 and Abigail is 9. Over the years, my role