By Sam E. Stone Micah began his prophecy with a scathing indictment of all who held administrative and judicial positions in the state (chapters 1, 2). These leaders had been placed in authority to serve the people, while in reality they were using their status to rob them (Micah 3:1, 2). The prophet described the […]
Melissa Wuske Death Row Inmate Exonerated Anthony Ray Hinton was freed after serving 30 years on Alabama’s death row. He was convicted of the 1985 murders of two restaurant managers—but the conviction was based on shoddy evidence and the pressure to get a culprit behind bars. “He was convicted because he’s poor,” said Bryan Stevenson, […]
By Jodi Hickerson When I was 12 years old, my family moved from rural Kentucky, a town of 7,000 (including the cows), to plant a church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Slight culture shock. Canyon Ridge Christian Church launched at a local YMCA. My dad preached with a large mural of a gymnast posing behind him. […]
By Christy Barritt Sixty is the New Middle Age A new study says that 60—not 50—is the new middle age. Researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and Stony Brook University have been researching age using projections of Europe’s population until the year 2050. Though conventional definitions considered people over age 65 old, […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. Have you ever been criticized, ridiculed, or muzzled for speaking the truth? If so, what happened? Read Micah 2:4-11. 2. God’s people had received great blessings and privileges. In what ways did they reject the responsibilities and accountability that went along with that? 3. How did the people misunderstand the […]
