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Asia Bibi By Aaron Earls After eight years on Pakistan’s death row for blasphemy and several months in hiding, Asia Bibi is now free to leave the country. Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld the October 2018 acquittal of Bibi, a Christian who was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 after a neighbor accused her of insulting Muhammad. … Continue reading “Acquittal of Christian Woman, Asia Bibi, Upheld in Pakistan”

By Mark Dance Murphy’s law—the belief that if something can to wrong, it will—was named after Captain Edward Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981 in 1949. Murphy’s team was doing tests to discern how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in rocket sled tests. One day, after finding out a transducer … Continue reading “You Are Blessed to be a Blessing”

Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash By Casey B. Hough Between a government shutdown, a heated debate over border security, ongoing investigations, and nearly countless false accusations on both sides of the political aisle, church leaders are ministering in a day of outrage while trying to survive a tsunami of news and issues that would … Continue reading “5 Religious Liberty Issues for Church Leaders to Watch in 2019”

rawpixel photo – Unsplash By Tony Evans My good friend Tony Dungy, the famed former coach for the Indianapolis Colts, used to call me every week during the year he won the Super Bowl. Each week we would talk on the phone about a variety of subjects. We’d always end in prayer. Once Coach Dungy … Continue reading “The Surprising Prayer a Super Bowl Winning Coach Prayed Before the Big Game”

By Craig Thompson I pastor a wonderful church that loves Jesus and one another. They respond well to my preaching and are a joy to lead. We have contractors, teachers, military personnel and veterans, landscapers, loggers, timber-buyers, social workers, stay-at-home-moms, law enforcement officers, and small business owners. We’re a blue-collar church. In fact, even those … Continue reading “3 Ways to Preach to Your Church”

By Aaron Earls Earlier this month, New York passed a state bill significantly expanding legalized abortion in the Empire State. In Virginia, a similar bill was defeated, but not before the bill’s sponsor and state governor made controversial remarks. In reaction to the New York bill, Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty … Continue reading “Recent Abortion Bills Spark Furor”

By Matt Henslee There’s a new app you need to download on your beloved smartphone, and no, I’m not referring to the latest Angry Birds offering. (Even if that is an excellent distraction when you’re killing time between hospital visits.) No, I’m talking about the new and improved CSB Study App which you can get … Continue reading “4 Things I Love About the New CSB Study App”

Burst photo – Pexels By Daniel Darling I distinctly remember the day. It was summertime and my wife was out of town with our children, visiting her best friend who mourned the recent loss of her young husband. I was engaged in an incredibly discouraging phone call. A longtime pastor, who had been incredibly influential … Continue reading “How My Mentor Saved My Ministry”

Mark Fletcher photo – Flickr By Aaron Earls As the Super Bowl kicks off this Sunday, many of the players on the field view it as an opportunity to worship Christ. For Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks, this is his second straight appearance in the Super Bowl, but with two different teams. He … Continue reading “Christian Players for the Rams and Patriots Share Faith-Filled Perspective on the Super Bowl”

By Dan Hyun As an advocate for healthy multicultural churches, I believe effective cross-cultural preaching is a vital element of these communities. However, many preachers trained in Bible colleges and seminaries are unprepared for the challenges multicultural churches present. Homiletic training, although helpful, can be inadequate on its own. Therefore, we must intentionally train cross-cultural … Continue reading “3 Needs in Preaching Cross-Culturally”