Marriages Don’t Fall Apart —They Drift Apart by Willie Batson John and Beth confessed how much had changed since their wedding ten years ago. The strong relational connection they once shared had given way to living like mere roommates. Their marriage did not fall apart all of a sudden. They drifted apart and thought there […]
My Family Is Complicated The story of my family is complicated, but then again, few family stories are simple. My parents were married a few years after my dad had been discharged from the Army, and a few years after my mother’s divorce from her first husband. Mom’s first husband (who I’ve never met) was […]
How Relationships Thrive People ruin perfectly good relationships every day. How can you avoid ruining a relationship or friendship and instead build better relationships? I could give you a whole list of things; however, I prefer to focus on a core reason relationships thrive rather than die. It’s a wise word from the Bible book […]
The Grand Call of Grandparenting American author Alex Haley wrote, “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” I don’t know about “stardust,” but Haley’s comment highlights the grand calling of grandparenting. God also has a grand view of grandparenting. According to Proverbs […]
Stop Scrolling. Social Media is Stealing Your Life. Feature by Meredith Broadway If not restrained, social media can (and will) suck up our God-given margins When do you find yourself tempted to check social media? I’ll bet it’s as Dr. Seuss says so famously, “in the waiting place.” Waiting for grocery checkout, for school to […]
Can Social Media Be Redeemed? Feature by Josh Alves I was recently preparing a sermon from the book of James where he urges his readers to be “quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.” After affirming human anger’s inability to accomplish God’s righteousness, he continues with encouragement to actively be “ridding yourselves […]
How To Disciple Your Children Article featured in The Witness Magazine, Spring 2021 We invite you to use this article for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Why disciple in the first place? We may have been convicted, and even feel a little shame, about a failure to properly disciple our kids. But consistently discipling […]
News from Democratic Republic of the Congo Bertin Mwanya Ministry Leaders for Children Conference President Bertin Mwanya was asked by one of the DRC churches to hold a three-day workshop for children’s ministry leaders. This workshop was held on January 22 – 24, 2020 at Horeb Center in Lubumbashi. Bertin’s focus was on the involvement […]
News from Our Latin America Ministries Honduras As reported in September, a team of Honduran friends of Cristo Salva are helping to prepare for the new school year. Dina, Oscar, Miriam, Enrique and their families have been putting the school supplies together for distribution, spending the last couple months ordering and purchasing everything. The distribution […]
Children and the Family (1976-61) We Affirm that children, natural and adopted, are a heritage from God, given in sacred trust. They are not to be abused or neglected. Children are not pawns of the church, state, or parents. Every child deserves to have a warm, loving, caring relationship with a father and mother, the opportunity […]