How you respond to others? Knee “Jerk” Reactions by Linda Lyke Milton, Wis. We’ve all heard of “road rage,” right? Well, instead of reacting in anger to something on the road, I have had a history of reacting emotionally to electronic transmissions—a text, an email, a Facebook message—without praying and thinking it through. I type a message, press...
“Be Witnesses”
Dec 19, 2013
“Be Witnesses” Association to host Church Planting Conference by Pastor Kenneth Chroniger Alfred Station, N.Y. Tim Keller, founder and pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, wrote the following thoughts: “The vigorous, continual planting of new churches is the single most crucial strategy for 1) the numerical growth of the Body of...
Church Planting, Southwest Style
Dec 19, 2013
Church Planting, Southwest Style by Bob Peet Kingman, Ariz. Here is the good news: Jesus is our Savior. Jesus commissioned us to make disciples of all nations, and that includes Kingman, Arizona. That’s exactly what we have been doing. In just seven months, the Kingdom of God church has grown to 70-80 regular parishioners here in Kingman. We are in the...
Four Words No Parent Wants To Hear
Four words no parent wants to hear by Jim Lyke, Milton, Wis. “Your child has leukemia.” I sat numb in the hospital room as the doctor explained that my 21-year-old daughter’s blood test contained cells that 95% of the time are an indication of acute leukemia. He assured us that the diagnosis wasn’t a death sentence, that treatment had advanced in the...
Set Free Indeed
Set Free Indeed by George Lawson, Colton, Calif. Psalm 119:45 In America, early July is a time of reflection on our nation’s beginnings. We hear a lot about freedom and living in a country where we are free to choose and free to speak. We are free to go where we want, free to worship or not worship, and free to decide many things for ourselves. At the...
Association Meets to Serve
Association meets to serve by Linda Harris “A Servant’s Heart” was more than the theme chosen by President Danny Lee for Mid-Continent Association in Colorado Springs, October 11-12, 2013. In addition to the messages on the theme (seminary student Philip Lawton on Friday night and Pastor John Pethtel on Sabbath morning), over a dozen attendees went to...