Ministry Updates

The news coming out of Moore, Oklahoma is heart breaking. The latest report estimates over 20 people have been killed, at least 9 are children.

As the debris settle from the tornado that has uprooted hundreds, so too does the shock and grief and utter disbelief and hopelessness over the community's losses.

Some are thinking, "How can this be happening? Where is God?"

"How will I ever get through this?"

When we go through tragedy, how can we hold onto the promises of God?

This is something that Max Lucado is going to be unpacking in the coming months ...

It's graduation season and a time for celebration, but if you have a high schooler heading off to college, some parents wonder if their child is prepared for what's ahead--a potentially hostile environment that will challenge their Christian faith.

We've all heard the statistics that far too many students raised in Christian homes and churches abandon the church as young adults, largely due to the outside influences and ideas presented to them while away at college.

On the latest edition of BreakPoint^® This Week, John Stonestreet welcomes author Mike Adams and Summit Ministries President, Jeff Myers to ...

My house is not immaculate, but I try to keep it orderly.   I was tidying up last night when I noticed all the shoes by the back door.  How many times have I told the kids to pick up their shoes and put them away before going to bed?

Then it hit me.

The day will come when there won't be children's' shoes by the back door. There won't be school backpacks lying all over the family room.   And I think about what really matters -- I am blessed with three wonderful children . . . children who have placed their ...

I'm having lunch today with a friend -- my first time being with her since she became a new mommy.  After 6 years of trying to conceive, she and her husband adopted a baby boy 4 months ago.

On Monday, late-term abortionist, Kermit Gosnell was found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder in three of the four babies' deaths.  He could get the death penalty in each case.

The tragic dichotomy in both these realties is palatable.

My friend has long wanted, prayed and waited for a baby.

Gosnell sits awaiting his sentence for murdering babies.

Brad Mattes, speaker ...

I'm very thankful for my mom, Dot, and that at age 81, she is still going strong.  To think that I could've lost her at a young age due to a cancer diagnosis makes me all the more grateful for her presence in my life.  I think of the way she has faithfully loved my Dad for 62 years of marriage, sacrificed some of her own dreams to raise four children, and the investment she's made in her grandchildren's lives.  She's irreplaceable and I honestly don't know (or want to know) how my life ...

Mother's Day is coming up on May 12th, and in keeping with this tradition of honoring the special mom's in our lives, Emilie Barnes has created some very special Mother's Day programs for you this month on "Keep It Simple."

Throughout her Mother's Day messages, Emilie reminds us that moms are an important part of God's creation, and that a Godly mother is a gift and blessing to her family.  We need to cherish, honor and be thankful for our mothers.

During the week prior to Mother's Day, some of the special programs Emilie ...