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Faith Focus: The rules
By Richard Muñoz As a lawyer, I like rules. Rules keep things neat and tidy. I’m the kind of guy that reads the rules on the back...
One body, many parts
By Jocelyn Trejo “But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.” 1 Corinthians 12:18 I can remember the...
From shoes to family: A church shoe drive brings Russian orphans home
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy A grainy photograph from Buckner archives shows a young Russian girl sitting in a small plastic chair wearing a puffy purple coat and...
Count your blessings
By Stephen N. Wakefield Our church has something called the prayer blanket ministry. It’s a program where people who experience adversity because of ill health, loss of...
Gone: Kidnapped at birth
By Russ Dilday Margarita Gomez* slowly stirs in a dark room. The aches of yesterday’s childbirth reverberate through her body. Her hands glide up and down the...
Rio Grande Children’s Home: A growing family
Former children's home resident now serves children as activities director Growing up, Rogelio Salazar understood struggle. His family was impoverished, and his mother was stretched to her...
Helper of the fatherless
By Lindsay Roberts “But you God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you;...
Seeds of hope take root, prosper in Ethiopia
For Zewdu Jima and his family, life was difficult. They didn’t have enough to eat. Their clothes were worn, and they could not afford to replace them....
Ribbons and joy: Helping Dulce find her confidence
By Aimee Freston Dulce Luevanos plucks a ribbon from her colorful stash of supplies and holds it up to show 25 women how to sew several ribbons...
Fear this
By Whitney Landers “I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings; so...