
Happy 250th birthday, America!
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which was signed July 4, 1776.

First person: How to thrive amid the challenges of fatherhood
Pastor Adam Dooley explores the challenges and blessings of fatherhood. He also shares a few tips on how to navigate the tough times.

Rashional Thoughts: Unresolved issues and conflicted hearts hinder our mission
The interview question stumped me for a moment. How would I focus my time and energy if I knew I

One summer turned into lifetime of ministry for her
Mindy Cobb moved to Chicago with her husband, Lindsay, nearly 50 years ago to be a part of a church plant and hasn’t looked back. In Longevity, a collection of essays by Nathan Carter, Cobb shared she originally planned to give God one summer of her life, but he wanted the whole thing.

Extremists slay dozens of Christians, kidnap pastor in Nigeria
Dozens of Christians were killed and a pastor was recently abducted in Muslim Fulani herdsmen’s ongoing attacks upon Christians in

First person: How one college campus spends its summers
Summertime on a college campus is fairly calm with students gone, even though we’re hard at work on projects and planning for the fall.

Warriors to missionaries: Once fierce tribe now spreads gospel
Only a few decades ago, the Bugkalot people were one of the fiercest tribes in the Philippines, known for beheading

‘Unbelievable blessing’: Officer donates kidney to Mississippi football coach
Patrick Johnson has put himself in harm’s way to protect and serve the public for 23 years as a law enforcement officer. But recently he risked his own health and safety to extend the life of a stranger by donating a kidney.