Following months of discussions about racial issues with Open Bible minister Kwabea K. Francis, Open Bible President Randall A. Bach appointed a presidential commission, the Open Bible Churches Unity Commission, which held its first…
By Julie Cole The healing power of God’s forgiveness is a mighty force that penetrates us as deeply as we will allow it to. While salvation happens the moment we acknowledge the…
By Randall A. Bach There is something powerful about a body of people, even scattered, that unites in prayer for a common purpose. In my personal time of prayer I…
In April 2013 I acquired what was to become my absolute favorite material possession, a brand new Honda Goldwing motorcycle. It was something that was on my bucket list before I…
By Hannah Bemis The woman entered with her shoulders hunched, the weight of the life she’d lived carried in her body and written on her face. Her hands were shaking…
We are pleased to welcome Rhonda Hoekstra as our new accountant at the national office. She replaces Ryan Mills, who, after assisting us immeasurably during a critically important transitional accounting stage, is returning to his accounting consulting…
After serving Henri* a full American breakfast, my wife, Donna, and I gave him a choice between sleeping in or going to church. Sleeping in would have been the obvious…
I did not fully understand the power of the words “Dear Heavenly Father” and “Amen” or the weight they carry in a world marred by war, disease, and famine. I didn’t understand that four words could change…
I think I was afraid of being a cliché before I even knew what the word meant. As a child the greatest insult I could throw at my little sister or my…
Rev. Kris Beaird, an ordained Open Bible minister and certified John Maxwell leadership coach, has published her first book, There Had Better Be a Corner, written to encourage people in…
