with contributions from Linda Goldston, Christine R. Bartholomew, Bob Shaw
ALL DAY [OCTOBER 1],
people dropped off plastic bags of clothes and shoes, towels and bedding at Crossroad Calvary Chapel in San Jose [California], offerings of help and hope from the local Samoan community for the catastrophe in their native land almost too great to comprehend.
with contributions from Marcia Dixon, Tommaso Verderame, Jen Thomas
THE MODERN CHURCH,
with its focus on the preaching ministry, seems to have forgotten how important it is to give space for believers to share their stories of God's goodness, providence, and protection, particularly as the Bible makes clear the important role testimonies play in the life of the believer.