By Steve Wyatt If you’re a tenured Christ follower—with the scars to prove it—you’ll find the following statements difficult to accept but impossible to deny: • Believers discuss love more than we display love. • We love the Father but beat up his kids. • We shout that God so loves the world—though we followers remain way […]
By David Faust A geode is a kind of rock that contains quartz or other minerals that have crystalized. On the outside a geode is nondescript—a plain gray or brown rock—but on the inside it’s filled with sparkling color. Like a geode, the Bible is such a common book, many don’t realize the treasures contained […]
By Laura McKillip Wood Nathan and Amy Randall moved to Thailand less than a year ago, but their adjustment to living among different cultures has happened throughout their lives. Nathan grew up in Australia. Both of his parents are Americans, but his father served as the minister of a missions-minded church in Perth. Nathan returned […]
By Melissa Wuske Museum Paintings Accessible to Visually Impaired Most art museums have placards that chide visitors: “Don’t touch the art.” But an exhibit called “Touching the Prado” at Spain’s Prado museum took a different route. It recreated famous paintings with raised, textured pigments and encouraged people, especially those who are blind and visually impaired, […]
By Charles Gerber Why is it so difficult to forgive someone? We are supposed to forgive. This is God’s plan. The truth is that forgiveness is a very difficult process, but also a very healthy one. Forgiveness and love are the best two witnesses of Christianity. Jesus taught us to pray for God to forgive […]
