Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
NOTE: I am most grateful to Ryan Denison for writing the Daily Article while I was on vacation the last…
By Dawn Baker, Artist in Residence June 18th-21st we held the first Oil Painting Workshop at AR led by myself. I had…
By Jim Connor, Assistant to the Executive Pastor In today’s politically charged world we often hear arguments on both sides of…
Does the day’s news ever make you question, even if just for a moment, God’s authority in the world? I’m…
Marcus Hutchins was a relatively unknown British cybersecurity researcher until he helped stop the “WannaCry” ransomware attack that plagued countless…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
For many of us, Jeff Flake was a relatively unknown senator from Arizona until Donald Trump came to office. Since…
Major League Baseball’s trade deadline passed yesterday afternoon, and the outlook for this year’s playoffs remains relatively unchanged. That doesn’t…
It’s long been said that money can’t buy happiness, but a recent study put that cliché to the test and…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin’s travel blog from…
“Coke” is the world’s second most recognized word after “okay.” Coca-Cola is one of the most quintessential American brands. When…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
Few diseases we deal with today are as destructive and disheartening as Alzheimer’s. Watching loved ones slowly deteriorate to the…
By Kelly Brewer, Interim Minister to Students The temperature has risen, the days are longer, hotdogs and hamburgers are being grilled…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
Have you ever really wanted to tell someone good news, but didn’t want to make it seem like you were…
By Dr. David Rogers "I came around the corner from my office and didn't recognize him at first. It took…
Thank a soldier for your freedom. That’s how a highway sign I saw recently encouraged us to celebrate Independence Day.…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident I’ve made a lot of plans in my life. Plans for jobs, plans for relationships,…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident “Now church clap, let me hear the church clap, church clap Church clap, let me…
By Jim Conner, Assistant to the Executive Pastor As a child I attended The First Methodist Church here in Garland and…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
In the 2016 election, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would keep our country out of needless wars in which…
Written by Emily and Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Residents Below is a post lifted from Emily and Kevin's travel blog from…
by Dave Peters, Ministry Resident The DC movie Wonder Woman (PG-13) opened this last weekend being a box office hit…
by Nicole Nieman, Children's Ministry Assistant As Audio Adrenaline sang: “Boys become kings, girls will be queens wrapped in Your…
Burger King has nearly doubled its profits in recent years. Its sales have grown by $4.2 billion; it opened 735…
by Jim Conner, Assistant to the Executive Pastor Memorial Day has just passed and most families enjoyed cook-outs, family reunions, short…
Last night, ISIS claimed responsibility for the London attack that killed seven and wounded forty-eight. One of the terrorists wore…
There’s a popular misconception that men are the only ones who typically enjoy superhero movies. While that may have been…
“Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America, and hate in America—especially for African-Americans—is living…
By Dr. David Rogers, Lead Pastor I've shared multiple times how a conversation in 1990 at a Whataburger in Waco,…
Oscar Wilde claimed that “there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is…
The Pentagon has announced that an American rocket shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific yesterday. It was the…
Tiger Woods was arrested yesterday in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. His mugshot…
Today, thousands of men and women carrying the names of fallen soldiers will conclude a thirty-one-day relay across a total…
Memorial Day is one of our country’s most important holidays. It may not be as beloved as Christmas and Thanksgiving,…
It is the picture seen ’round the world. Last Wednesday, President Trump, along with members of his family and political…
In spite of our conflicting views on what’s best for the country, increasingly divisive politics, and any number of issues…
By Zion Gasilan, Ministry Resident It is truly a wonderful experience to be used by the Lord in the ministry…
British Prime Minister Theresa May has raised her country’s terrorist threat level to critical, meaning that another attack may be…
Last night, pop singer Ariana Grande finished a concert in Manchester, England, some 200 miles northwest of London. As the…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident “Teenagers don’t like to wake up early” “Teenagers will only show up if things are…
The Greatest Show on Earth is over. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus gave its final performance last…
By Nicole Nieman, Children's Ministry Assistant “Mom, do I HAVE to go to church in the morning?” Before finding Arapaho Road,…
By Dr. David Rogers I never expected a 9-year-old girl’s painting and words of inspiration to have such a profound…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident Lionheart Children’s Academy hosted a great Family Fun Night at the end of April for…
By Dan Liles, Associate Pastor of Worship & Discipleship I want to share a quick story about something amazing that happened…
I still remember my first time on a carousel. Before the ride began, my father put me on a ceramic,…
About half an hour ago, I clicked Netflix off and sobbed like a baby. Have you heard of 13 Reasons…
By Jim Conner, Assistent to Executive Pastor To find out what is happening at ARBC, all you need to do…
In Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, the highly entertaining sequel to 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill and…
By Emily Kusunoki, Ministry Resident This season for the AR Students is all about John 3:30. Here, we are told…
In A Farewell to Arms, Earnest Hemmingway wrote, “All thinking men are atheists.” While that statement is fictional in more…
A diary kept by a young John F. Kennedy while he was a journalist after World War II has sold…
If I told you that doctors in Israel had begun giving marijuana to kids, what would be your first response?…
By Kelly Brewer, Interim Minister to Students Growing up in a divorced and remarried home, traditions seemed not to be…
By Dr. David Rogers My Great-Grandmother Steele grew up and raised her family on a farm in West Texas. As…
By Zion Gasilan, Ministry Resident As an Easter tradition in the Philippines, a group of devout Catholic men would march…
By Dan Liles, Worship Pastor There was a five year stretch when I was a child where I can remember…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident Easter in my family looked pretty typical--at least in my view. My parents would hide…
Do you ever feel like you were born about twenty years too soon? That was my first reaction to the…
“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11 See what this…
While the controversy surrounding Neil Gorsuch and his seemingly inevitable appointment to the Supreme Court is unlikely to end any…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident It is very interesting to observe Easter in a western context after having lived all…
By Bitu Das, Intern Easter, for me, marks a milestone in my life. April 16th, 1995 was the very day…
By Emily Kusunoki, Ministry Resident Growing up in a non-religious household, we still celebrated Easter. Only, Easter becomes more of…
I was intrigued when I ran across a new book hitting stores this week. It’s called Perfect Strangers, and it…
Please pray for our Arapaho Road Awana Journey Group as they compete in the Awana Summit National Competitions (Bible Quizzing,…
By Kelly Brewer, Interim Minister to Students When I hear someone speak about a “life verse” it is usually one…
Disney’s latest live-action reboot of the animated classic Beauty and the Beast started out as one of the year’s most highly…
By Zion Gasilan, Ministry Resident Being gentle can be challenging at times, especially when it comes to the people you…
By Zion Gasilan, Ministry Resident How can one experience true, lasting peace? Everyone desires peace, especially peace that comes from…
The Shack, based on William Paul Young’s popular book by the same name, has been labeled anywhere from a story…
By Bitu Das, Intern In 2011, I had the unique privilege of going to Singapore for a leadership conference. One…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident The fruit of the Spirit in self-control is commonly seen as trying to stop a…
It’s no great revelation that scores of young people leave the church as they move into their college-age years and…
Despite a solid performance from host Jimmy Kimmel and an all-around entertaining evening, this year’s Oscars will most likely be…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident My life verse is 1 Corinthians 9:19, “for though I am free from all, I…
Everyone knows that, as we age, our bodies change to the point that we would be all but unrecognizable to…
By Emily Kusunoki, Ministry Resident As a seminary student, I’ve had to read a lot of the Gospels lately. Even…
By Zion Gasilan, Ministry Resident John 1:12, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident What does it really mean to live a “plus” life instead of a “subtraction” life?…
A new abortion law in Arkansas was recently passed to ban dilation and dismemberment abortions—the most common form of second-trimester…
Unfortunately, it’s now rare to be shocked by something associated with the war that has ravaged Syria for the better…
By Bitu Das, AR Intern In a sequel to the movie Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Steve Carell plays a role…
By Dr. David Rogers My life verse tends to depend on whatever season of life I happen to be experiencing…
My free speech is more important than yours. That seems to be the message sweeping the nation as protests become…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident I've always been puzzled by idol worship in the Bible. I never could understand why…
By Emily Kusunoki, Ministry Resident As a seminary student, I have to read a LOT of Bible. I mean, like,…
It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves,…
By Tama Bankhead, Operations Assistant A few years ago I was at the pregnancy crisis center that I had been…
When was the last time you went to a store and the checkout clerk or salesperson didn’t have a big…
By Dave Peters, Ministry Resident As we continue our series of the 9 Fruits of the Spirit we come across…
By Kevin Kusunoki, Ministry Resident Pastor David’s sermon on love struck me in a very unusual way: it made me…
It’s not easy being one of the world’s most popular bands for more than forty years, but U2 has accomplished…