Church plants in Utah, California continue to grow
USMB churches—some that are still church plants themselves—are actively planting new churches using a campus model. Two of these fledgling churches are in Grantsville,...
Five minutes with Ron Braun
Ron Braun is in his 15th year as mayor of North Newton, Kansas, a position he has held longer than his “day job” as...
Great is his faithfulness
I can’t count the times I’ve told God I was done. I’m a Latina, born into a low socioeconomic community in Dinuba, California, into...
Shining a light
Ephesians 5 refers several times to the power of light to expose what is hidden. “Everything exposed by the light becomes visible,” Paul says...
Is the church prepared?
Jesus will return to earth in great glory! Our USMB Confession of Faith states our collective belief this way: “We believe that our Lord...
The power of a good story
“Mine! Mine! Mine!” I immediately think of the annoying, ever-present seagulls in the Disney movie Finding Nemo. But if you’re a parent, chances...
Blessings galore
“Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so...
A lifeline for sharing, sharpening
As you read these words, the 2021 year has just begun. Yet, I am writing in 2020—a year that will not soon be forgotten,...