Beautiful, shrapnel-stopping words of life
LEBANON, Tenn.— A century-old, khaki-covered paperback New Testament with a hole torn through its pages makes a mighty case for the power of prayer and divine…
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Chinese artist, activist offers provocative view of ‘Humanity’
I became interested in the work of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei after I visited an exposition of his work in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
When an Angel needs gas
I met an angel today. She called the church about an hour before it was time to start worship. (For preachers, that’s a really important…
A Camp’s New Mission
On a summer Saturday morning, Joe Dunlap stood on the front porch of the dining hall at Camp WaMaVa, giving out red patches and handshakes…
Freedom of association demands godly wisdom
"Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare…
The words that tear us down — and build us up — begin with ‘You are’
Words have power. God used words to create the world. The Bible, one of our key access points to God, is full of words —…
Can we reach a culture that considers our faith irrelevant?
‘People perceive Christians as irrelevant and extreme.” This is the startling assertion by Christian researchers David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons in “Good Faith.” Sharing results…
Don’t find yourself — let God find you
Gabe Lyons and David Kinnaman. " Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme ." Baker Books, 2016. 288 pages. The…
Beyond numbers, a real crisis of faith
Church researchers David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons give numbers and voice to the changing nature of attitudes toward Christianity in the U.S. Gabe Lyons and…
Afraid of falling?
I am afraid of falling. I have fallen only one time in my adult life. My grandson-in-law was giving the family a tour of the…
