
Wipe Every Tear – Part 1: Kenny Sacht: facing the demon
By Steve Bertel (Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part article.) It’s basically a slave auction. Where

By Steve Bertel (Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part article.) It’s basically a slave auction. Where

Tammye Lee holds the diploma she received from Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash., after getting her Bachelor of Arts degree

By Sandy Jones Happy New Year! There’s just something refreshingly empowering about a new year. January 1. So many people

By Steve Bertel Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us there’s a time for everything, a season for everything … a time for

By Roxanne Drury What, no map? When God called Abraham to be the father of a new nation (Genesis 12:1-4),

By Gary Moore I recently read a blog from the Smalley Institute that I really liked. It was titled, “How

By Daniel Bobinski Regular readers have seen my column in this publication for 12 years. Some also know that I

By Dr. Larry Banta Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw

By Leo Hellyer Well, here we are in 2026. If you are reading this, God is not done with you

By Bethany Riehl Welcome, my friends, to the year of our Lord, 2026. Can you believe it? How are you

By Joan Endicott Dear Young at Heart, this column is the second in the “I Get To!”® series with GiGi

By Dr. Rick Chromey If Increase Mather were alive today, he’d likely be the kind of pastor who’d be a

By Tom Claycomb III Memorizing is hard work. The first thing I have to do is convince you that it’s

By Dave McGarrah The Quest for Context – Why We Need to Go Deeper into the Bible As a local

By Rosie Main In a world overflowing with diet trends, conflicting health messages, and endless quick-fix promises, many Christians are

By Mark Naito We have New Year’s diets, fitness, fasting and other resolutions, but what about our tech and faith?

By Doug Hanson We hear it from the pulpit: “Trust in God.” We hear it from others: “Trust in God.”

At a recent event at the Sanctuary Cowboy Church in Caldwell, Celeste Mays mans a booth promoting the school she

BSU football chaplain Mark Thornton (center of the photo, holding phone) has been a successful spiritual mentor to the team’s

By Sandy Jones We moved in March of 2024. A mile and a half from our new home a sign

Eric Lounsbery has a knack for board game creation, and he uses that skill to help spread the gospel. His

By Gary Moore Best-selling author and relationship consultant, Barbara De Angelis, has said, “Marriage is not a noun; it’s a

By Bethany Riehl “…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

By Daniel Bobinski Imagine you’re holding a magnificent diamond perfectly cut by God. As you turn it slowly, you see

By Leo Hellyer Living as a Christian man in 2025 is a very daunting endeavor. There are many things competing

By Pastor Dave McGarrah It’s an old invitation, one you find threaded throughout the Gospels, but its power is as

By Mark Naito Most of us have heard that tech (screens) can be harmful for kids. However, most do not

By Dr. Larry Banta One of the most destructive forces in our culture is passivity: sitting back as a spectator,

By Rosie Main In today’s world, chronic inflammation is at the root of so many modern illnesses – from autoimmune

By Roxanne Drury “Impress these commandments on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you