by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
The skies were overcast—the wind blustery. The weather forecast called for snow in southern Illinois. But the real gloom on the horizon was a jaw-dropping prayer call ahead of me. It was a hectic day on the prayer line. As soon as I hung up one call, another was...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
There I was again—three weeks in a hospital, with back-to-back discharges, only to be readmitted the following day. Daily diagnostic testing, lab work, and all the constant busyness of hospital care. The severity of my illness came in bouts of 48–72 hours which led to...
by Ben Lingle | Guest Blogs
The following entry was written by a young 3ABN employee. Ben Lingle is a talented member of our 3ABN production team, heading up our audio engineering. Describing himself as a “photographer by choice, and musician by chance,” he has chosen to use his talents for the...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
I’m a Texan. We’re known for “story swapping”—one person after the other sharing related stories. Sure, sometimes it seems that people are trying to “best” the last speaker, but that’s not really what it’s about—it’s a cultural thing. I’m a man. The male species has...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
The Pastoral Prayer line at 3ABN is daily flooded with calls. People with different issues—serious issues—the “stuff” of life. Some suffer consequences for their own bad decisions, while others suffer the spillover effects that result from living in a sin-sick world....
by Green Soup - Money Matters | Guest Blogs
Debt can be a very powerful tool. Most of us live with or under this tool. Have you considered debt a good or bad thing? The Bible does not say it is a sin to have debt, whether to borrow or to lend. In today’s culture, borrowing is not only common, it is a necessity...