Megan Fowler

Lois Smith: 1925-2018

Wife of Late Morton Smith Passed Away at 93

Lois Virginia Knopf Smith, 93, wife of the late Dr. Morton H. Smith, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 29, 2018. Daughter of the late Theodore and Edith Knopf, she was born on July 7, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. She studied to be a concert pianist at the…

MNA, MTW
 Come Together
 on Ministry to Refugees

When MTW and MNA bring their experiences together, they create a big-picture view of what God is doing. The Holy Spirit then can work in people’s hearts to prompt them to serve.

Joyful Obedience to All of God’s Word

Kathy Keller considers herself the PCA’s staunchest proponent of complementarianism and the denomination’s most vehement opponent of ordaining women to authoritative office. The reason, ultimately, is simple: God’s Word speaks clearly on the issue.

Ministry in the Suburbs

Loving the Lives in "Little Boxes"

Chris Gensheer knows that suburbs don’t have the same mystique as urban centers, but he loves them anyway.

Harry Marshall: A Long Ministry to the Glory of God and Now a Centenarian

Harry G. Marshall is 100 years old today! He was born in Ilion, New York on January 11, 1918 to parents Floyd and Ruth (Goodale) Marshall. In 1937, at the age of 19, Marshall first met Florence Weir when he began attending Columbia Bible College. Before Harry could finish his studies, the U.S. Army drafted him in…

Point of Impact

David Apple Lives and Leads Mercy Ministry

Mercy ministry isn’t simply one aspect of church life; for Apple it is an essential element of discipleship.

Becoming a Beautiful Presence in an Angry Culture

In this moment, maybe our task isn’t to beat the culture into submission, but to become a beautiful presence within it. 

Sharing the Good News with Seniors

Our One-on-One With Jeff Bird

“Productivity defines our lives, so ageism stereotypes older adults. Seniors’ abilities decline, and adult children are reminded of their own mortality.  The adult children’s own fear of aging can unintentionally isolate their aging loved one.”

Cono Property 
Donated to Ridge Haven 
for Midwest Camp 

Ridge Haven management — anticipating final approval at Iowa Presbytery’s upcoming meeting — is beginning to develop a program for summer camps in 2018.

Artist Suzy Schultz: Striving to Honor the Beautiful and Sacred

“I sand, layer, and scar, wanting to reproduce a piece that has a patina of age. I seek figures and faces that seem to be familiar with the tensions of life. That bear some battle scars. And yet, have victory, even if a crippled or limping one.”

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