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April 7, 2026
SCHOLARSHIPS CAN HELP PAY FOR A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Outside scholarships can significantly reduce college costs—especially when students use scholarship databases, ask guidance counselors about local awards, and explore community, employer, and church-based opportunities that often have smaller applicant pools.
April 7, 2026
Be Intentional About Being Inter-Generational
God’s faithfulness spans every generation, and the church weakens when the chain breaks. Dave Faust urges believers of all ages to share mission, values, and community through intentional inter-generational relationships.
March 27, 2026
Passing of Dr. Gary E. Weedman, Former President of Johnson University
Rick Cherok remembers Dr. Gary E. Weedman, longtime Christian educator and former president of Johnson University. The article recounts his academic and ministry leadership and shares funeral details and memorial giving information.
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March 13, 2026
Why Can’t We Be Friends? | Christian Standard, March/April 2026
In this issue of Christian Standard, we explore the beauty, challenge, and necessity of friendship. From companionship in ministry and Christian community to loneliness, conflict, forgiveness, and the friendship of Jesus himself, these articles invite us to recover a deeper, stronger vision of life together in Christ
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March 13, 2026
Jesus, Our Friend: A Study of John 15:9-17
Rob O’Lynn helps readers “set the table” for John 15:9-17 by attending to context, structure, and translation choices. In the Passion Narrative, Jesus defines friendship through abiding, sacrificial love, and mission.
March 13, 2026
Best Buddies
John Hampton and David Vaughan share lessons from more than four decades of friendship shaped by ministry, shared history, and golf. Their “buddy-building blocks” highlight intentionality, grace, loyalty, and finishing well together.
March 13, 2026
Helping Children Build God-Honoring Friendships
Michelle Maris explains how children’s friendships grow in stages—from playmates to deeper trust and belonging. She offers practical ways parents can nurture healthy connection, encourage face-to-face community, and support faith-rooted friendships in the church.
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The Lookout+
February 23, 2026
When You Don’t Know What is Ahead
What “fire” are you currently facing? Thank the Lord that you don’t have to go through it alone. The prophet Isaiah wrote, “When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior” (Isaiah 43:2-3).
December 23, 2024
December 29 Study | He Comes with Purpose
Luke ends his Gospel with the disciples worshiping Jesus as he ascended back to God and commissioned his disciples to spread the gospel to the world.
December 23, 2024
December 29 Application | The Best Bible Study Ever
The last chapter of Luke’s Gospel tells about a small group gathering that could be considered the best Bible study ever.
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Communion Meditations
March 27, 2026
GO OUT
Stuart Powell reflects on Genesis 15:13-14 and Israel’s hope of deliverance—“they will go out”—then connects that promise to persecuted believers today and to the church’s repeated hope at the Lord’s Table.
February 23, 2026
HEAVEN’S HANDS AND HUMAN HANDS
Doug Redford reflects on David’s sinful census and his choice to fall into the Lord’s hands because God’s mercy is “very great.” In Communion, he points to the cross where Jesus suffered human cruelty within God’s saving plan.
February 23, 2026
THE MEANING OF COMMUNION
A devotional reflection on Communion as gratitude, honest soul-searching, and forgiveness through Christ. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 10:16, it highlights the bread and cup as shared blessing—and the deep bond believers share at the Lord’s table.
