By: Scott Armstrong It’s been hard to pray recently. If you’re like me, I’ve been consumed by the news coming from Russia and Ukraine. My feelings range from shock to grief to anger. Every day I check updates from our friends and fellow Christians in Ukraine and send them words of encouragement.* They are overwhelmed,... Continue Reading →
Steadfast: Reflections of a Ukrainian Pastor
By: Andriy Takthay “My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast...” (Psalm 57:7). I repeat these words like a mantra a thousand times a day. Every time I see tears in my wife's eyes and I understand that she is just scared, but I can't change the situation. I repeat these words when... Continue Reading →
Faith in a New Year
Faith in a New Year By: Sydney Armstrong “Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith,... Continue Reading →
On The Same Page
By: Dr. Louis Bustle “For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose” Philippians 2:13. Today I talked with a fellow believer from Argentina who has come to us from another denomination. We talked about the reasons that he has chosen our denomination. He told me... Continue Reading →
Faith from an Unexpected Quarter
By: Dra. Carla Sunberg Scripture: Luke 7:1 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him,... Continue Reading →
A Word for the (Covid) Weary
By: Rev. Michaele LaVigne We have recently marked the one-year anniversary of COVID reality in many countries around the world. One year of cancellations, deaths, fear, crisis, masks, online services, and upheaval in every part of our lives. I think we all fall into the category of those who are “weary and carry heavy burdens.”... Continue Reading →
Joy in the Midst of COVID (Part 1)
By: Gary Faucett How many of you found the year 2020 difficult? If you haven’t, you need to check your pulse. To say it was a difficult year may be the understatement of the year. COVID interrupted our lives. It changed our lives in many ways, possibly forever. It’s been a challenging year. It’s been... Continue Reading →
What Does God Want His Church to Look Like?
By: Rev. Daniel Pesado I am always thinking of the Church. I reflect on the body of Christ constantly. I believe that everything I hope for in this life comes from God and through His church, and I believe that’s how it should be for every Christian. Not expecting this means looking elsewhere. Where could... Continue Reading →
The Repentance of Believers
The following article was taken from Holiness Today website My wife and I serve as pastors to an Asian Indian ministry in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In our ministry, we find frequent opportunities to interact with others and discuss our faith in Jesus with our non-Christian student friends on the college campus of the University... Continue Reading →
Six Reasons I Share Communion with Kids
Through living and ministering in a variety of different cultures and contexts, I have seen the Lord’s Supper (or “Communion”) celebrated in many different ways. One of the most perplexing things for me through the years is seeing how ministers and certain churches decide who to include and exclude in this Sacrament. Some only allow... Continue Reading →