by Gene Stansel Today is July 4, 2018, Independence Day! I have my flag out, and I am proud thankful to God that we live in this country at this particular time in history. Jere and I are home today, not celebrating, although we normally do on the 4th. We are resting up following a two-week tour of France with our grandson Joshua. While in France we also had the privilege...

by Mary Grace Conrad I am a compulsive Googler.Whether it's for answering simple questions like, "How long to bake boneless chicken thighs" or a medical question to find out what skin cancer looks like I am quick to whip my phone out and seek answers from Google. It's how we decided on our baby's name, and it's how I learned how to refinish my kitchen table. You can hone...

by Watson D. Pillow The mission of the month for July is the African Bible College. The African Bible College, or ABC, was founded in Liberia in 1983 by Dr. John Chinchen and his wife Nell. The couple would go on to expand the ABC into Malawi and Uganda. Dr. Paul Chinchen, who is the son of John and Nell Chinchen, is the current president of ABC and is chancellor of the c...

by Sarah Waldrop I recently listened to a Podcast about a woman, Sarah Harmey, who made a goal to have 500 people gather in her home over the course of a year. It wasn't about entertaining or testing out the latest recipes, but truly meeting new people and making them feel loved and included around an 18ft table in her backyard. I'm not going to give away all the details...

by Josh Reagan Brothers and sisters, As you all probably know, things have been super busy over the last few weeks, and Kathryn thought it would be good to give ya'll an update on happenings with the Reagan family. So here we go: The Baby- Norah Grace is here! She was born @ 9:40 on June 7th; weighing in at 6.5 lbs. and measuring 20.2 inches long she is the smallest i...

by Trey O'Brien As we heard the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and saw his arrest for heinous crimes of sexual assault on numerous women in Hollywood, we were repulsed. When we heard the guilty verdicts from the Bill Cosby jury trial regarding his accusations of felony sexual assault, we were heart broken that "America's Dad" had been found to be a predator and a ra...

by Richard and Annie Owens In all of the excitement of urban church planting, it's very easy to overlook the fact that the majority of the churches in America aren't in an urban setting. Most churches in America are smaller, rural churches that are doing big things for the kingdom in their communities. In this world of shiny urban ministries, RTS recently sought to bring ...

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse As I am seeing my nine-year old daughter becoming more aware of the way she looks and how her appearance "matches up" to the societal standard for beauty, I am convinced that vanity, idolatry of appearance, and insecurity (among others) are an epidemic in our culture today. As a result, I have been studying books that speak to teenage girls on topi...

by Ian Kayser I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, [4] always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, [5] because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. [6] And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:36 (ESV) As most of you kn...

by Anne Marie Owens Rich and I love our Sophie and Jude. And we long for them to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. We pray that Christ would capture their affections and that Jesus would give them hearts that want to obey. Yet it's so humbling to pray for them because we know that we are completely dependent on the Spirit to do what no amount of "good parenting" can ...