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In the World–March 4, 2012

By Christy Barritt   Military Divorce Rates on the Rise  The Defense Department released statistics confirming that the overall military divorce rate is increasing as part of a continued upward trend since 2001. Since 2001—when operations started in Afghanistan—the divorce rate among military couples has risen from 2.6 percent in 2001 to 3.7 percent in […]

Will you help light the fire?

By Shawn McMullen    At the beginning of this decade, a 10-year venture known as Restoration Revolution was launched to unite Christians around the world in prayer for the lost. Key elements of the prayer initiative are expressed in the acronym ACTS: Almighty (seeking God’s direction and provision for reaching the lost around the world); […]

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Artists in Residence: A Unique Approach to Worship

By Kirk Sheppard   Whitewater Crossing Christian Church, located on the west side of Cincinnati near Cleves, Ohio, is doing something revolutionary with its worship.  Four years ago, the former Westwood Cheviot Church of Christ was a traditional church. Choir robes, liturgy, and classical music were the standard. Then a change in leadership occurred, and […]

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Art As Worship

By Kathleen A. Trissel   We get an early glimpse of human creativity in Genesis 2:19 when God brought the birds and animals he had created to Adam “to see what he would name them.” Why didn’t God name them? Perhaps he wanted to give Adam an opportunity to express his creativity in the process. […]