Ministry Updates

A friend asks on her Facebook page, “So when did Easter become the new Christmas? What's up with these Easter baskets stuffed with toys?  When I was a kid we got a chocolate bunny (a solid one if you were lucky) some jelly beans and a couple of marshmallow chicks and called it a day!”

As a mom of three who just bought her children a couple of bags of Easter goodies, I chuckled at her comment.

It’s what one of her friends posted in response though that’s important -– “My ...

Earlier this month, Eric Metaxas and John Stonestreet of the Colson Center hosted a forum on religious freedom at the NRB convention.  If you were not able to attend, a video of the session is now available for you to watch, plus we have provided additional resources to help keep you and your audience informed about this critical issue.  All of this information is included in our newly launched religious freedom briefing kit - available now.

We encourage you to visit this site regularly as we'll be updating the articles to stay current with breaking news items.  And, feel free ...

Spring is almost here and after your home has been closed up all winter won't it be nice to open up the windows and let fresh, spring air and sunshine in? 

It feels so good to air out and freshen your home up with a little spring cleaning!

To help you get started, here are a few of Emilie Barnes' "speed cleaning" techniques:

• First put on some lively music with a fast beat.  This will help you move and clean faster, and it won't be so boring!

• Always start at the top of the room and work down ...

It's true.  Pictures are worth a thousand words.  As we welcomed Brad Mattes to the Ambassador offices last week, he shared pictures from his recent trip to Ethiopia where he was filming for his TV program, Facing Life Head-On. The faces of those he met spoke thousands of words. 

And yet, it was Brad's words about the elderly and destitute Ethiopians he met which linger most in my soul, "If you don't give them love, you give them nothing."

A heart for the lives of others . . . whether young or old, that's the passion and commitment Brad ...

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).

The Lord's promise is so encouraging and comforting!  But do you ever find yourself thinking that you'd really like to know what that plan is?  I sure do!

On "A Woman after God's Own Heart," Elizabeth George, talks about trusting that God does have a plan our lives. 

She reminds us that we don't need to worry about what the plan is or live ...

Just the idea of being sent away to prison can be unthinkable.  Yet, so many of us live "imprisoned" to our (fill in the blank: _____.)  Well, every day through the radio ministry of Revive Our Hearts^™, Nancy Leigh DeMoss is calling women to release their offenses and ultimately find freedom in Christ.  And, yes, this message has even reached those who are living behind real prison bars.

I'd like you to watch this video with thanks to the Revive Our Hearts^™' team who captured quite possibly the most moving moment from the entire True Woman '12 Conference.  How ...