North Americans Must Be Partners with Global Church

 More than 7,000 college students and others gathered in Phoenix, Arizona  for Urbana25Inter Varierty's  27th student missions  conference, where leaders reflected on how global mission is changing as Christianity's  center of gravity shifts toward the Global South, the  Christian Daily  website reports today(March 25, 2026).

According to conference director Mark Matlock, the  challenge facing  Norrth American Christians today  is not  simply finding new strategies for mission, but adopting a fundamentally different  posture toward the global Church. "I would really love to see North Americans seeing themselves more as equals to their brothers and sisters globally," Matlock said.

The challenge now is for North American Christians to see themselves as partners in a a polycentric  global mission movement, embracing mutuality and shared leadership with believers worldwide.

Obeying God Brings Us Love and Peace

 Obeying God shows we choose to align our lives with the word of God and the ways of Jesus, the Crossmap website reports today (March 23, 2026). Choosing to obey God helps us experience the richness of His love.

Obeying God is an important biblical theme menrtioned over 100 times.

Disobedience to God is illustrated by Adam and Eve. 

Immediate obedience to God is illustrated by Noah. As soon as God gave instructions  to build  the ark, Noah obeyed and got to work.

Those who obey God's  word truly show how completely they  love Him. That is how we know we are living in Him.

Jesus obeyed as a sacrifice for us. He could have walked away, but He chose  to obey out of love for  His Father and us.

Worst Flooding in over 20 Years Hits Hawaii

 Back==to--back Kona storms have caused the worst flooding in Hawaii in over 20 years,leading to emergency evacuations on  Oahu over the imminent failure risk of a 120--year--old dam and extensive damage to homes, roads, and infrastructure with projected losses up to $1 billion, the USA Today website reports today(March 22,2026).

The flooding is the worst the state has seen since the 2004 Manoa Flood, according to Governor Josh Green. 

An emergency evacuation was ordered on  March 20 for thousandsof residents in  Hale'iwa and  Waialua after a 120--year--old dam near Schofield Barracks was deemed at imminent  risk of failure.Gov. Green reported no deaths, about 200 people rescued and roughly  10 patients treated for hypothermia.

The National Weather  Service forecast rain rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour and maintained a flood watch for  the entire state through the  afternoon of  March 22. 

Church Was America's 1st Volunteer Network

 The Church was America's first volunteer network, the Christian Daily website reports today (March 20, 2026).

The U.S. will soon mark 250 years of the Declaration of Independence. Such an occasion reflects not only where we have been, but also what we long to become.

The Church needs to remind America of the profound hope that God has entrusted to His people.

The Church was America's first volunteer network. .Long before  civic  and governmental infrastructures existed, congregationas faithfully fed families, welcomed immigrants, cared for the vulnerable, and stitched together the fabric of our society. 

This anniversary invites us  to remember who we were and to remember who we are in Christ, It's a call  to reclaim the Church's public witness through the faithful,tangible love that Jesus modeled and gives to us as our mission.We need to follow Jesus' words when He tells us "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Mark12:31).

Antisemitism Is Growing Globally

 Antisemitism is rising  globally, the Christian Post website reports today(March 19, 2026).

Violent attacks make headlines for a day and then fade. Anti--Jewish sentiment  has begun slipping into Evangelical conversations.

Ninety--one percent of American Jews say they feel less safe in the U.S. becaus of violent antisemitic attacks in the past year. Near;ly one--third say they have personally been targeted by antisemitism -- online or in person -- within the last year.

We have become increasingly detached from the Old Testament.  The  result is a generation of believers who love Jesus, but have almost no understanding of the covenant story He stepped into and fulfilled.

Contempt for Jewish people is incompatible  with Christian faith. 

The antidote to antisemitism  is biblical literacy. It is remembering that Christianity did not begin in Rome or Washington. It began in Jerusalem.

Teaching on Obedience and Faith

 Following God's direction , obeience leads to clarity and peace, the Crossmap website reports today(March 18, 2026).

Obedience is a natural response to loving God, not a legalistic requirement.

God's commands are purposeful. They are designed for our good -- spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.

We need to focus on God's heart behind His commands , not viewing  obedience only through reward or punishment.

God's commands are not restrictions, but expressions  of His  love and guidance, meant to protect,shape, and draw believers closer to Him.

 

Franklin Graham Calls for National Time of Prayer

 Franklin Graham is urging Americans to join him in a national time of prayer and repentance warning that "our nation is in trojble" amid political volatility and moral decline, the Christian Post  website reports today (March 17,2026).

Graham, son of the late world famous evangelist Billy Graham, announced a special prayer time  for March 18 at noon. He emphasized that  the  U.S.is facing deep spiritual and cultural turmoil.

Franklin  Graham, CEO  of  Samaritan's  Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,  continues to be one of the most influential evangelical  voices in the U.S.

Graham frames the moment as a spiritual crisis requring national repentance,not just political solutions.