Month: July 2012

Chaplains Minister Motivation to Olympic Athletes

Madeline Mims has served as an Olympic chaplain for 24 years. When she travels to London for the 2012 Games, it will be her seventh time to fill that role. But strangely, as experienced as the former gold medalist is, she has no idea what to expect. By... »

Why We Must Invest in the Timothy Generation

Please don’t ignore the mandate to disciple young people. By J. Lee Grady I don’t think of myself as a particularly effective youth speaker. I’m in my 50s. No matter what brand of jeans I wear, high school kids are not going to label me “cool. »

Study: Online Donations Up 60 Percent

Marking good news for churches and nonprofits, the number of donors giving online has jumped to nearly 60 percent. So says a national study of online giving commissioned by Dunham+Company. According to the study, the percentage of donors who say they h... »

God’s Big Move in a Small Town

We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. That’s the story in Blairsville, Ga., where believers are reporting miraculous healings. “We were on a 21-day fast seeking a move of God—and God moved,” says Asa Dockery, senio... »