Ministry Updates

When was the last time you heard a great story of God working in a far away country that happened, not "once upon a time", but last week?

"Beyond the Call" will dedicate four programs to real-time stories Tuesday, 10/11 through Friday, 10/14 as HCJB Global's President Wayne Pederson reports from Central Asia.  Here's one of those stories:

I'm Wayne Pederson, president of HCJB GLOBAL, on location in Central Asia with BEYOND THE CALL.  I'm in a large city in Central Asia.  I can't name the city or the country, because it would ...

Do you attend church services regularly?  Are you a committed member and participant at a local church?  If so, then you are likely someone who volunteers and gives to charitable causes, beyond your involvement at church.

FamilyFacts.org from The Heritage Foundation reports that two in five adults (almost 40% of American adults) attend church at least weekly.  Religious faith and practice can have a profound impact on charitable giving and volunteering, which ultimately benefits our society.

We know that knowledge is the beginning of wisdom and each day, the radio program "Family Facts" relates information based on in-depth research ...

As I'm sure you are already aware, the internet is flooded with articles, photos and other comments about Steve Jobs. Of the millions of comments, I want to talk to you about a comment by Brad Mattes, Director of the Life Issues^® Institute, which changed the conversation for me:

"World mourns Steve Jobs who was adopted. Imagine the world's loss if his mother had aborted him! Imagine all the others we've already lost." - @BradMattes

Steve's mother could never have imagined that her son would accomplish all that he did. Had she aborted him the world would ...

There is a wonderful blog post on the Joni and Friends^® webpage, detailing the story of Gracie Rosenberg and how the tragedy of losing her legs in a car accident turned into "Standing with Hope", a ministry aimed at providing prosthetic legs to amputees in developing countries.

What an amazing picture this paints in my mind. Imagine, after years of distress and hardship close to the cold, hard earth, to suddenly be able to stand tall and walk again.

I was 18 months old when I received my first prosthetic arm. It was the "crawler model" so I wouldn't ...

Don't you just love the Fall?  I think it's my favorite time of year!  Some of my fondest memories with my family are centered around activities we did every Fall - driving out to the apple farms to go apple picking, and visits to the pumpkin patch to try to find the biggest pumpkin we could!  

Emilie Barnes says that the memories and lessons that come from family traditions are important to children.  It's the reinforcement of love to one another, and creating of values that they can pass down to their own families some day.  

She feels ...

Did you see Courageous this past weekend? 

After hearing "FamilyLife Today's" interview with Alex and Stephen Kendrick (the movie's producers), my husband and I were eager to give it our support.  We weren't alone.  USA Today reported that Courageous grossed $8.8 million in its opening weekend at the box office, taking fifth place!  That's an incredible showing for a faith-based movie (although you and I know, not impossible). 

If you haven't yet seen it, I'd encourage you to do that soon ... and take your spouse with you.  Not only does it challenge men ...