God’s Most Amazing Grace: Even Through Cancer
By Lisa Hansler (Photos by Annie Marek-Barta) “Are you sitting down?” was the question I heard spoken over the phone by the doctor who had done my biopsy. The words that followed were ones…
Building Relational Bridges Across Races
The purpose of Open Bible Churches’ Unity Commission is to lovingly encourage and assist Open Bible ministers and, by extension, churches to be sensitized to the continued reality of racial bias and discrimination. The Unity Commission desires to…
Spirit of Life Celebrates Mortgage Burning
Members of Spirit of Life, an Open Bible church in Kearney, Nebraska, held a mortgage burning celebration on the church’s property Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The ministry of Spirit of Life traces its roots…
Raising Up Indigenous Leaders
By Rich Kopp One of the great blessings of the Church Planters Academy of West Africa is the development of leaders who will not only fill the role we as outside missionaries fill in their countries but will also exceed our…
Ithaca Open Bible: 75 Years Strong!
Ithaca Open Bible Church (IOB) in Arcanum, Ohio, spent several days last month celebrating its 75th anniversary. On September 2 the church gathered for a campfire service where people roasted hot dogs and shared memories of the past and vision for the future. The…
Life Matters
By Renita Collins The Creator of the universe gives every person a gift called life. What we do with that life is our gift to the Creator. Life is like…
5 Things NOT to Say When Someone is Grieving
By Nicole Kerr Even if you have never experienced a season of grief, you at least know someone who has. We all struggle to know the right things to say and do, and there…
Is Unforgiveness Holding Back Your Healing?
By Ryan Smith For fourteen years Amanda Howe had endured constant pain in her back. A tragic result of an epidural procedure made simple acts such as bending over or putting on clothes agonizing for her….
Ministering in a Post COVID-19 World
By Josh Grimes If you would have told me three months ago that all churches throughout the world would cease meeting in public services, I would NOT have believed you. But then it happened. While churches are still able…
Message of the Open Bible Receives First Place Award!
The artwork of Greg Roberts, Open Bible’s print media manager, was recently recognized by the Evangelical Press Association, of which the Message of the Open Bible is a member. The cover Greg designed for the May/June 2019…