That dissonance between what grief actually requires and what our work culture allows and demands is where so much of this struggle resides. In a system that runs on production and performance, there’s little space for something that can’t be optimized or sped up. And grief, by its very nature, refuses to operate on that... Continue Reading

  “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”John 1:4,5 (ESV) May King Jesus rule in your heart and grant you God’s peace. ~  Romans 5:1 Merry Christmas! The Aquila Report Staff        

The decision comes after the Board of Trustees reviewed the college’s financial outlook and strategic alternatives. Despite efforts to adjust its growth model and address deficits, Trinity faced mounting challenges, including post-COVID financial losses, declining enrollment, heightened competition for students, and shifts in donor support. These factors ultimately made it difficult for the college to... Continue Reading

People with disabilities and their family members are the experts in their care.…Don’t assume you know what they may need.…When we ask questions and take time to get to know each family, we grow in our relationship with them…changing attitudes toward people with disabilities, as we move past pity and toward friendship.   The Paralytic... Continue Reading

The acquisition, which will take place in stages, is expected to be finalized by the end of 2025. “TWU anticipates welcoming seminary students into the new school at the Langley campus beginning in the fall of 2026,” according to the university.   Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), which is affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church... Continue Reading

Ministers, elders, and all with responsibility for teaching the whole counsel of God need to think about how to teach their people a sound anthropology. It is not surprising that a world whose gospel is that of personal happiness has shaped the minds of a rising generation of Christians to see aspects of the sexual... Continue Reading

The call to preach—in light of so many problems in the society and the church—appears simplistic, but those are God’s instructions. To preach means “to herald, to lift up one’s voice, to proclaim.” It is to speak boldly, even loudly, without fear, and to make truth known.   In the midst of the 2008 Global... Continue Reading

MEHR Ministries is a “Reformed ministry, training and equipping servants of Christ to plant biblically faithful churches throughout the Middle East.” Hatami collaborates with the PCA missions group Mission to the World and works with the underground church in Iran to train leaders and help with church planting.   Last month, the Presbyterian Church in America... Continue Reading

The group ordination ceremony—the first of its kind—is one of the more public signs of an ongoing split in the Christian Reformed Church on the part of churches no longer willing to abide the CRC’s increasingly rigid stance on sexuality. Most of the disaffiliated churches have declared themselves open and affirming of LGBTQ+ members.   ... Continue Reading

We are responsible for how we minister to others, but not how they respond. People will sin, even when you warn them not to. Some will fall away despite your pleading. Some might betray you, despite of your love for them.   Pitfalls to Avoid As you get going in discipleship and doing spiritual good... Continue Reading