Michael Leathers

EAST ST. LOUIS (BP)–A young boy walks through the Christian Activity Center in the heart of this inner-city community, making the rounds with an adult securing the building for the night. Less than an hour earlier, the unobtrusive brick building in East St. Louis had been bustling with children and teenagers. Only a few linger […]

CHICAGO (BP)–The set-up team arrived at Grant Park along Lake Michigan to assemble the stage that a truck driver was scheduled to deliver at 3 that morning. They had only four hours before the performances for the all-day SearchLight celebration would kick in. There was only one problem. The stage was nowhere in sight. For […]

CHICAGO (BP)–The set-up team arrived at Grant Park along Lake Michigan to assemble the stage that a truck driver was scheduled to deliver at 3 that morning. They had only four hours before the performances for the all-day SearchLight celebration would kick in. There was only one problem. The stage was nowhere in sight. For […]

CARBONDALE, Ill. (BP)–As college students strolled the sidewalks after their last morning class at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, they heard a deep voice bellow from a nearby patch of grass. For many who didn’t have the time to stop and listen, they were familiar with this scenario. Another preacher was on campus, ready to […]

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (BP)–Nearly 200 Chicago-area Christians united for a “concert of prayer” April 15 for personal renewal in their lives, spiritual revival in their churches and divine rebirth in their communities. The Great Commission Prayer Conference featured general session speakers and more than a dozen practical workshops to help participants learn more about developing […]

CARBONDALE, Ill. (BP)–To understand what makes Brian Lukes tick, all you have to do is read the handwritten note from his teacher on his third-grade report card. “Brian would be better served,” she wrote to his parents, “if he concentrated more on his studies instead of organizing games for everyone else.” If only his teacher […]

CHICAGO (BP)--Dirtman steps out of the shadows cast by the dingy streetlights and saunters toward the two cars parked on Lower Wacker Drive. He often walks without shoes, but this frosty February evening is too cold for even him. Alerted by one of the other homeless men gathered around the trunk of the first car, Linda Caston has a hot plate of spaghetti and chicken ready for him.

ZARIA, Nigeria (BP)--Missionary D'Anna Shotts almost called off traveling from Nigeria to Ghana to visit some old friends. The arrangements had been difficult to make, but she decided to go ahead with her getaway.