Connections

Spend five minutes with the members of CAIN and you’ll feel like you’ve spent the afternoon in the sunshine.

Raised in Alabama the kids of pastors, CAIN developed a love for music from an early age. By elementary school, they were integrated into the church service, playing and singing side-by-side, but never pursued music in a serious way until later on in life.

Making it to their Rise Up debut didn’t come easily or quickly.

It's been over two weeks since the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida. 

Just last week authorities made the decision to shift the search effort from rescue to recovery. 

JP Funk is a pastor with Calvary Chapel Miami Beach. He along with staff and volunteers from his church have been at the scene since day one offering prayer, food and anything else that first responders and family members need.

When Juli Boit landed in Kenya for a short-term humanitarian mission 17 years ago, she has no idea this place would capture her heart and change everything about her life.

Boit, a 25-year-old nurse practitioner at the time, decided to make the move from Los Angeles to a small village in Kenya to be a part of an HIV program. 

For years, Christians have argued, debated, and fought one another while "speaking the truth in love," yet we are no closer to the grace-filled life Jesus modelled, that's according to bIblical scholar and popular podcast host, Jared Byas.

"A biblically-based Christian life is not grounded in having all the answers but in a loving relationship," Byas explains. "This ultimately shifts our focus from collecting the "right" answers to loving others deeply and authentically."

Pie, for many it's a delicious treat, but for one woman in Texas, it's an opportunity to not only build relationships and a business but also to build God's kingdom.

Tara Royer Steele's parents were entrepreneurs. In the '80s, her father had lost his job and was offered an opportunity to move to a small town of just 77 to run a cafe. 

He packed up his family of six and moved to Round Top, Texas where they opened up Royers Round Top Cafe and Catering. 

Young adulthood is often a challenging time filled with big decisions, greater expectations, and major responsibilities. The pressures to succeed and be a positive influence can be intimidating but also deeply rewarding.

In Adulting 101 Book 2, authors Josh Burnette and Pete Hardesty offer life skills and practical advice to launch twentysomethings into healthy, successful adulthood. Burnette and Hardesty have a shared passion to guide emerging adults into becoming happy, fulfilled adults.

There are times when we all need reminding that we’re never invisible in God’s eyes and that we can trust Him to show up powerfully in our lives.

In Joan E. Murray's new book, You Can TRUST Him: Anchoring Your Hope in God During Difficult Times she unpacks the complex topic of trust and shares powerful, modern-day examples of God’s presence. 

"This book was inspired because all around me, whether I'm here in the U.S. or in other places of the world, so many people are struggling with trusting God," Murray explains. "And so do I."

A new social media campaign is launching on June 29 to raise awareness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.

The #94in94 campaign was created through a collaboration between Reconciliation Thunder and Circles for Reconciliation.

During the 94 days, people will be asked to choose at least one Call to Action and post stories of how they have responded using the #94in94 hashtag. Social media posts will include links to resources that help educate and raise awareness of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Women in the Bible are quite often forgotten about, but Marina Hofman is shining a spotlight on them in her new book, Women in the Bible: Small Group Bible Study.

Marina has a powerful story of God rescuing her life after a serious car crash and delivering her from anxiety. She says it's the women in the Bible that helped her overcome the challenges she faced following that incident.

Captivity” might seem like a word that belongs in Old Testament history, but the reality for many Christians around the world is that following Jesus means the literal loss of physical freedom.