Missions has always been the heartbeat of God. Send the Light to the Cities is the heart beat of Church of God International World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes.
“Without.” The word for orphan from the original language of the Bible simply meant “without.” Today, the United Nations defines an orphan as a child who has lost parents due to neglect, abandonment, abuse, or death. The UN definition is just an expansion of “without.”
Five hundred years ago this week, Martin Luther staged the most important protest movement in history. He was upset because Roman Catholic officials were promising people forgiveness of sins or early escape from purgatory in exchange for money. So on October 31, 1517, Luther nailed a long list of complaints on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany.
The 2017 Jail and Prison Ministry Conference brought a record number of 101 delegates to Cleveland, Tennessee, for their one-day conference on October 6. The delegates represented two pastors, one state USA Missions director, and a handful of departmental staff and leaders; but the majority were men and women whose calling from God is a Matthew 25:40, “Unto the least of these” calling to go behind jail and prison walls, sharing the love of Jesus with the incarcerated.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — From Nov. 1-4, Operation Save America will conduct a regional event. The theme for this conference is called “Leaders a Time like This Demands!” There will be rallies held for four nights from Wednesday, Nov. 1st-Saturday, Nov. 4th, at the Aletheia Church, 7816 S. Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227. The rallies start at 6:30 p.m. and all our welcome to attend.
Have you ever questioned whether you should clap when the worship team is done with its set? I know that in most Western churches, this is unheard of. But would you clap if you went to a concert and saw musicians play their hearts out with the same level of excellence and passion? Why do we separate the two? Why is it culturally acceptable outside of the church for people’s talents to be celebrated, but inside the church, that would be seen as proud or stealing glory from God?
