By Lindsey Bell When my oldest child started school, I was nervous. Would he make friends? What if someone broke his heart or didn’t include him? I was accustomed to spending nearly every moment with him, so this was an adjustment for both of us. Like many moms and dads, I worried about sending my […]
By Eugenie Daniels Some people brush the surface of biblical concepts like faith, forgiveness, and blessing but never plumb the depths. Before they have experienced God, they spurn deeper knowledge and miss the path to real life. Take hope for example. On the surface hope can seem foolish. Some walk away before they understand and […]
By Dr. Mark Scott A chiasm (or chiasmus) is a literary device named after the Greek letter “chi,” which looks like an “X.” A chiasm is a crosswise arrangement writing style of words or concepts that repeats things in reverse order to achieve memory and emphasis. The main idea occurs at the point at which […]
By Kevin Morrow “We are living in scary times!” is an often-heard phrase these days, reflecting the sentiment shared by many who struggle to make sense of the unraveling of human society in the 21st century. Violence is escalating on a global scale. We have been witnessing the Assyrian-like rampage of ISIS spreading across the […]
My name is Jerry Harris and in addition to being the lead pastor of The Crossing in Quincy, Illinois, I’m the new publisher of Christian Standard Media. As many of you know, now that the Restoration Movement owns our magazines, we have been hard at work updating Christian Standard into something completely new and fresh […]
