To find out what God intended His people to be like we have to go back to the Spirit-led church in the book of Acts As we take a fresh look at their style structure and service we get the full picture This group wasn t a bunch of independent isolationists who met once a week They were generous toward one another and sought to meet the social and economic needs of people in their spiritual family Because they were so open-hearted they were also open-handed This teaching is from the series Church Who Needs It Links Website https connectwithskip [... more]

To find out what God intended His people to be like we have to go back to the Spirit-led church in the book of Acts As we take a fresh look at their style structure and service we get the full picture This group wasn t a bunch of independent isolationists who met once a week They were generous toward one another and sought to meet the social and economic needs of people in their spiritual family Because they were so open-hearted they were also open-handed This teaching is from the series Church Who Needs It Links Website https connectwithskip [... more]

Many things have changed in the years since the U S Supreme Court ruled in Loving v Virginia that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional Today at least of new marriages in America involve spouses from different ethnic or racial groups But that doesn't mean that the difficulties they face have disappeared In our cover story Rita Braver talks with couples whose relationships and children still draw uncomfortable conversations about racism within families across every social and economic level and about how their love ultimately conquers all The actor and singer who was featured in the original cast of Lin-Manuel [... more]

This is no time for the church to shrink back or go into hiding There is work to be done for the kingdom of God From a panel discussion in late W Robert Godfrey Burk Parsons and Derek Thomas join Ligonier's president Chris Larson to consider our mission to make Christ known Get the DVD teaching series 'A Time for Confidence' with Stephen Nichols Derek Thomas' book 'Strength for the Weary' and the Crucial Questions booklet 'How Should I Live in This World ' for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org resource-collection Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind [... more]