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...
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...
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...
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11, NASB). Michael and Bonni Hines planted...
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...
Delores Winegar, a member of First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines, Iowa, and former executive secretary for Open Bible’s Global Missions, has published Mary,...
By Randall Bach Barbara and I once sat on a plane with a budding young songstress who was on her way to perform at a concert....
When we moved from Colorado to California, it did not take long for us to notice the difference in the two communities. We would soon discover...
Five years ago our church experienced a series of break-ins. After the third break-in, we noticed that the individuals were only targeting the different refrigerators we...
Did you know that 40 percent of our congregations are part of a step/blended family? Imagine if these families had access to resources that would help...