A video recently went viral, of police officers in Texas using force on a group of African American teens at a pool party. One officer literally manhandled a teenage girl, forcefully throwing her to the ground and kneeling on top of her. He also aimed his gun at several unarmed ...
Read More »Elisabeth Elliot: Learning from a Life of Faith
Elisabeth Howard Elliot Leitch Gren 12/21/26 – 06/15/15 A life lived in the faith of Jesus Christ continues eternally—in the heavenlies and on earth. Elisabeth Howard Elliot Leitch Gren lived such a life. By definition, faith is the substance of things hoped for but not seen (Hebrews 11:1). The opportunity to ...
Read More »This Just In: The Film Version of “The Shack” Enters Production
Rumors began in early 2014, but Christian Retailing reported yesterday that on June 10, principle photography began on the mega-best-seller The Shack, in Vancouver, Canada. Lionsgate will be producing the film, and at this time, no scheduled release date is set. The Shack, is based on the best-selling book of the ...
Read More »Persecuted Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi Needs Our Prayers
Asia is a Pakistani Christian and mother of five who was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court receiving a sentence of death by hanging. In June 2009, Bibi was involved in an argument with a group of Muslim women. She was accused of insulting Muhammad by asking the Muslim ...
Read More »Learning About Jesus From the Words of Our Children
Jesus loves children. Quite frankly, He esteems them very highly. (Matthew 19:14) Have you ever wondered why? I believe it’s because they are innocent, full of sincere faith, and their tendency is to see the pure and happy things in their lives. I imagine that is why even an abused ...
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