March 2010

Editorial

It’s Not About You, al

In my very first editorial in March 2008, I posed the question, “Why is this magazine still alive?” After two […] more

Wings

By Alace Straw

Sometimes it’s in an instant, sometimes we wait for years./But it comes down to the moment when faith eclipses fear./Your […] more
Wiping Out Malaria

By Tim Ziemer

Every 30 seconds, an African mother watches helplessly as her child dies of malaria. This adds up to about 3,000 […] more
The Light on a Hill

By Peggy Drake

Many years ago, a group of Christians came to my village on the top of the hill. I have been […] more
A River of Hope

By Jon Erickson

Sebastian Lamah, a Christian, is a happily married man. He and his wife, Janet, have three girls, and when she […] more
In the Service of the King

By Kent Copeland, MD

One Sunday afternoon, when I was eight years old, a college professor challenged me to give up my childhood dream […] more
Member Values or Mission Values?

By John Soper

It should not surprise anyone familiar with the Gospels, that Jesus loved lost people. What is a bit more curious […] more
“All of Heaven Is Celebrating!”

By Anonymous

I was talking to my good friend, Emira,* who leads the women’s handicraft group here. Part of the Bosnian Handicraft […] more
Confessions of a Skeptic

By Phil Howard, PhD

I don’t think I was born this way—and I’m really not sure when I began down this road—but recently I’ve […] more
A Medical First

By C&MA National Archives

On June 27, 1952, Tata Tomasi Paku, president of the C&MA church in the Republic of the Congo, addressed hundreds […] more
Highest Priority: Find the Lost!

By Dr. Gary M. Benedict

As I write these words, news reporters are somberly documenting devastation and loss of life in Haiti. While most of […] more