A writer spent time with a shepherd on the Texas plains. One night, the shepherd built a fire, and the sheep gathered close. Around midnight, a coyote howled in the distance, followed by another coyote from the opposite direction... read more

Disaster relief was one of my first and formative experiences of being involved in missions. To be honest, I really didn’t know what I was doing. At the time, I was still a relatively new Christian, and I heard that a group of people were going to help some people who had been impacted by a tornado... read more

Most pastors recognize the need to develop and train leaders and volunteers in their churches. In fact, more pastors identify this as a ministry difficulty they face than any other difficulty in ministry... read more

The rhetoric around the abortion debate is often emotional and polarizing, with pro-life and pro-choice advocates finding little common ground. But historically, efforts to serve women and children, a function faithfully performed by faith-based pregnancy resource centers (PRCs), has been a thing few would criticize... read more