Thursday's Catch: How to Pray for Japan and More

How to Pray for Japan on the Front End of a Coronavirus Outbreak

As the threat grows, and as we wait in miserable anticipation, and try to make decisions about when to continue normal ministry patterns and when to cancel or change events to play it safe, we need prayer. Please continue to pray for Wuhan and all effected by this illness across Asia and around the world. Here are some ways to pray for Japan specifically. Read More

Is Your Church Ready for the Coronavirus

Here’s how to prepare your church for a public health crisis like the coronavirus. Read More

How Should Christians Talk About the COVID-19 ‘Potential Pandemic’?

As the threat of COVID-19 increases, Christians are finding it increasingly necessary to form an opinion and discuss the topic. But how do we do that in a way that fits the demands of biblical ethics?* Here are four suggestions. Read More

Must Pro-Life Mean Pro-Trump?

We have placed too much faith in the political calculus and not enough faith in God’s power. Read More

President Trump would not be the first politician to take a position on an issue in order to win the support of voters who hold this position. The president has shown himself to be quite facile at telling his base of support what they want to hear. However, the president's stance on a number of other issues is not commensurate with a genuine "pro-life" stance, for example, dismantling the affordable care act, engaging in a trade war that has damaged a number of segments of the US economy and raised the cost of living, cutting back on supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, and proposing cuts to social security and medicare. Being "pro-life" goes beyond championing the unborn and enacting anti-abortion legislation as important as they are. It involves ensuring that everyone from newborn infants to the elderly enjoy a high quality of life.  

10 Creative Ways to Fast for Lent 2020

You might be totally unfamiliar with Lent—or even suspicious of it—but there are still excellent reasons to observe it…and plenty of creative ways to do so! Read More

Building a Culture of Evangelism Takes Time, So Be Patient and Get to Work

... the New Testament teaches that evangelism is the whole church’s job. But asserting the “whole church” does evangelism can be a bit confusing. What does that mean? Is there some special evangelism program hidden somewhere in the pages of the New Testament? Furthermore, what if any relationship exists between our personal evangelism and our church’s outreach ministry? Read More