By Kelly Carr A number of years ago in a Sunday school class we studied the book of Judges, and I really enjoyed it. I liked the examples of God using unexpected people to lead and guide Israel. It had been a while since I’d given Judges a close inspection. Digging back into the book […]
By Victor Knowles America, a relatively young nation, will turn 240 years old in 2016. Compare that with the book of Judges, which covers a period of about 325 years. Death had taken Israel’s spiritual leader, Joshua, and they were entering Canaan without a champion. George Washington said, “It is impossible to rightly govern the […]
By Emily Hill Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote some of the most freeing words I’ve ever read when he described what it means for humans to do good in light of the revelation of God in Christ: “The good consists of nothing more than allowing our action to be determined by the knowledge that it is not […]
By Jerran Jackson We were flying comfortably at 5,000 feet when the instructor took control. He pulled back on the yoke, raising the nose of the airplane. He also pulled back on the throttle, reducing our speed. A horn began to blare loudly; the airplane began to shake. Then we dropped. We no longer were […]
By Jamie Shafer It’s not unusual for Christians to encounter a career crossroads, a moment when they wonder if they should serve God by making a shift to work in vocational ministry. Although Chris Mindach’s daily job is about helping clients with marketing, he said he is in full-time ministry. “I grew up in a […]
