Urban Current

by Charles Lyons Every Sunday at Armitage Baptist, here in the heart of Chicago, we invite peo­ple to give us their prayer requests and praise reports. What follows is a glimpse into our world. Here […]

by Charles Lyons THE DEATH OF THE FRINGE SUBURB –New York Times SPRAWLING SUBURBS GROWTH FALLS TO HISTORIC LOW AMIDST HIGH GAS PRICES -Associated Press AMERICAN’S ROMANCE WITH SPRAWL MAY BE OVER –USA Today People wondered, “Will the […]

by Charlie Miller Editor’s note – Charlie Miller is subbing this month for Charles Lyons who is taking a sab­batical. When my youngest, Katrina, was only two, I put her on the bed and said, […]

by Charlie Miller Pastor, Lima Baptist Temple, Lima, OH Editor’s note – Charlie Miller is subbing this month for Charles Lyons who is taking a sab­batical. On the flight back from the national meeting in […]

by Charles Lyons My run takes me through the Dragons hood. I passed a van parked at the curb, side door open. Driver seat, passenger seat, middle seats all occupied. Hats cocked, necks and arms […]

by Charles Lyons I don’t do things like that,” the pastor on the other end of the line said in a quiet but determined tone. “I preach the gospel.” The Chicago schools were bankrupt. By […]

by Charles Lyons Maria described how at the age of 16 she was lured off the streets by a young man who promised the world, but delivered nothing but pain. She was raped, drugged, and […]

by Charles Lyons This sentence intrigues me. “And this con­tinued by the space of two years; so that they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.” This […]

by Charles Lyons Thick black diesel smoke envelops the front of our vehicle. Moments later it clears. I can read the bold letters on the back of the bus in front of us, “Jesus is […]

by Charles Lyons Georgia is my Warrior Princess. My high school sweetheart. The love of my life. The mother of my five children. She said, “I do” 38 years ago this summer. She is the […]