by Grace Pointner | Jun 4, 2021 | Torchlighters Shine On
Mary Slessor stood out like a sore thumb during the 38 years she lived in Nigeria. With blue eyes, red hair and a Scottish accent, her presence was shocking to her fellow missionaries and the people she served in Akpap Okoyong, Nigeria. More than just her appearance,...
by Dawn Moore | Dec 12, 2019 | Torchlighters Shine On
How can we raise a “cheerful giver” in an era of automatic withdrawals and online giving? One annual opportunity to model cheerful giving to children, even as we check items off our Christmas to-do lists, presents itself each December: the ringing bell and bright red...
by Dan Graves | Oct 27, 2019 | Torchlighters Shine On
October 31st, in addition to being Halloween, is known as Reformation Day. In 1517 a German monk named Martin Luther was appalled by the Catholic Church’s sale of pieces of paper signed by the pope that claimed to provide indulgences, that is, forgiveness of the...
