The picture of serving as the hands and feet of Christ is all over the New Testament, says pastor Kit Johnson, and “the family that serves together matures in their faith.”
Author and missionary Jackie Darby was a newborn when she was abandoned in a garbage dump in Seoul, South Korea. Her new children’s book examines the questions she faced as she grew up.
“The biggest myth I see is that grief is a poison to get past,” says hospital chaplain J.S. Park, talking about his new book on grief, “As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve.”
Need to shake up your church routine? Try moving to different areas of the sanctuary, columnist Ken Lass suggests.
The Montgomery ministry upcycles plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Local ministries distribute the mats, along with a blanket, pillow, other needed items and a book about Jesus.
“God is present. He is good — even in the waiting, the silence and the tragedy,” a daughter reflects following the loss of her father to a 25-year battle with heart disease.
An estimated 11 million Americans serve as caregivers to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients – people like 74-year-old Grady Caldwell, a full-time pastor and caregiver to his wife, Kathleen.
Columnist Debbie Childers reminds us that when God tells us that His gift of salvation is free, He really means it! We don’t have to earn it or pay for it. We just have to receive.
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