An Update from the Director of Ministerial Relief
Read a message from new Relief director Jon Medlock with important updates about the ministry.
Counseling
Bible Verses About Widows
From the very beginning of the church, the apostles called Christians to care for widows. The most famous passage in the Bible about widows carries that very message, and it is the inspiration for our yearly Look/After campaign: “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” (James 1:27).
Finding Holy in the Suburbs, an Interview with Ashley Hales
Ashley Hales breathes life into a place often decried as lukewarm, vilified as selfish, or entirely ignored: the American suburbs. In her first book, Finding Holy in the Suburbs, Ashley provides much-needed teaching on learning to embody the gospel in all of our given places, even the suburbs.
The Complicated Role of the Pastor’s Wife
The role of a pastor’s wife is often complicated. It is a balancing act except there is no pole, no net, and no tightrope, but lots of expectation for her to perform. It is a role that goes beyond church membership, and it is not easily definable. She is her husband’s...