There are many famous stories of droughts recorded in the Bible. God used a drought to elevate Joseph to the right hand of Pharaoh and reunite the children of Israel. God gave Pharaoh a dream. Pharaoh saw seven healthy cows devoured by seven sleek cows, and God gave...

The following is the Saturday evening sermon during the 2022 Biennial Convention by Pastor Chris Priestaf. You can also watch a video of the sermon at the end of this article.Things come and things go. Consider, for example, stonewashed jeans. Or parachute pants. Or...

The following is the Sunday morning sermon during the 2022 Biennial Convention by President Paul Larson. You can also watch a video of the sermon at the end of this article.If you watch the overhead video of the most recent Kentucky Derby race, you will marvel! “Rich...

The following is the Monday morning sermon during the 2022 Biennial Convention by Greg Anderson, President of Inspiration Point Christian Camp and Retreat Center. You can also watch a video of the sermon at the end of this article.In Paul’s last letter, 2 Timothy,...

The following is the Monday evening sermon during the 2022 Biennial Convention by Pastor Brandon Pangman. You can also watch a video of the sermon at the end of this article.Imagine that you are sitting across from Jesus, and he asks you this question: “Do you love...

Alan and I were married during our final years of college. We were both music education majors, developing our passions for the standard repertoire of our respective instruments, authentic performance practice, tonal analysis, and attempting to persuade children to...

It was so good to be women together! Women from as far away as Washington, California, Connecticut, and Saskatchewan enjoyed a wonderful Saturday, June 11, together in Minnesota. It was great to greet those we hadn’t seen for four years, and meet others for the first...

God’s call on my life is to encourage the call. It’s a call that came one December night in 1984 as I was walking alone on a deserted street in Urbana, Illinois. I had just attended the last session of the day at the InterVarsity missionary conference. Despite having...

By the time you are reading this article my family and I will, Lord willing, be in Chad serving as CLB missionaries to the unreached. God has been very gentle with our family in leading us through preparation for the field these past five years. Now we must grab ever...

En ce moment (“at this time,” in French), we live in a constant tension between the hard and the good. This period of transition from France to Chad, while at times hard and overwhelming, can be at the same time fun and exciting. We are sacrificing much: time we could...

Inspiration Lutheran Brethren Church is nestled on the edge of Breckenridge, Minnesota, just across the river from Wahpeton, North Dakota. Both towns form a community filled with industry, which is surrounded by farmland. For over 50 years Inspiration Church has found...

Twenty-five years ago, I wrote for Faith and Fellowship regarding the Grand Forks, North Dakota flood of ’97. Our church building was greatly damaged, and the church suffered as well. 50,000 people had been evacuated; the largest evacuation FEMA had dealt with up to...

Several years ago, my wife and I were having a morning cup of coffee on our porch, discussing a future landscape project. I was standing near the edge of the porch and hardly noticed the five-year-old pushing against me with all his might. He was trying to test his...

What is the common theme in the news today? No matter the day, time, or channel, the news is always about some problem(s) or issue(s). This causes me to wonder, is there any earthly thing that can’t be corrupted because of sin? Take a moment to think about that. The...

Call me crazy, but I get a little excited when my ten-year-old daughter approaches me with a necklace she has found hiding in her coat pocket for the past month. More than once this has happened over the years. She gives me a sheepish look and hands over the long,...