Brianna Brewster

Haiti

Haiti was ravaged again today by a 6.1 aftershock. The earthquake last week claimed 200,000 lives and left 250,000 injured and 1.5 million lost their homes. The blow of the quakes in Haiti must do...

Trick or treating to help the needy

Halloween is approaching and shortly after the colder months of winter. Homelessness in Des Moines is more prevalent that most people realize. Food pantries and shelters could always use extra non-perishable food items and coats. This Halloween could be...

Hosting a Halloween party to reach out to neighbors

Following Christ does not mean much if befriending and reaching out to others isn’t involved, yet meeting new people can be uncomfortable and awkward; Halloween is approaching, and hosting a masquerade themed Halloween party is a great way...

Ankeny family to become missionaries in Brazil

Meet the Bairs. Lucas and Teresa Bair were raised in Ankeny. Lucas is a faithful husband and father. He enjoys spending time with his family, multiple recreational hobbies like golf or biking or playing XBOX. Teresa is a loving wife...

Christian music concert series begins this weekend.

Live music is an enriching and uplifting way to spend a Friday or Saturday night, and Christian music is hard to come by in local venues. This Friday and Saturday Spirit Midwest ministries kicks off its Jammin Java...

What is love?

Infinite mentions of love adorn song lyrics throughout the ages, poetry books are continually embellished with encounters with it, and images of love perpetually blaze across movie screens. Love and being loved is the deepest ambition of the...

Disciples versus converts.

Go and make disciples is the commission of Christ. Notice He does not say converts. The distance between a convert and a disciple is a vast gap between mere believer and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. In too many...

Joy in sorrow

Local Christian radio stations have a surplus of songs about joy and God’s goodness, but a deficit of songs depicting the human condition of sorrow. Christian bookstores are lined with books explaining God’s promises and blessings...

Christianity 101: How can I reach out to my neighborhood?

Here are more ideas to create a closer community in your area. 1. Have an international dinner night. Pick a country a cook food from that country, try alternating between homes every month or every other...

Loving thy neighbor.

In the sermon on the mount, the church is compared to the light of the world. This light should fall on all those within the proximity of a follower of Christ. The gospel reaching the ends of the earth...

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