By Sam E. Stone The first-century church in Corinth faced special challenges. One problem was that many members placed undue emphasis on those who spoke in tongues. Today we will first study Acts 2, when the church began, so that we can understand the context of Paul’s teaching on this subject to the Corinthians. Tongues […]
By David Faust Friends are one of God’s greatest gifts. We need friends when we are young and when we are old, when things go well and when everything falls apart. Too many of us go through life like passengers on a bus. Others enter our lives and travel with us for a while, then […]
By Kelly Carr I am excited that the North American Christian Convention (NACC) will be here in Cincinnati this summer. I’ve attended NACC events as often as possible since the late ’90s. I always find something that encourages me there, whether it is reconnecting with faraway friends, meeting new people at the exhibit hall, or […]
By Bob Mize We live with and care for my 93-year-old mother. She raised four sons and a daughter. She is a child of the Great Depression, often observing, along with her peers, that they didn’t know how poor they were. Loss has been her constant companion. She has lost two parents, two brothers, two […]
By David Faust God sent the prophet Samuel to the home of a man named Jesse in Bethlehem. Samuel’s assignment? Anoint someone who ultimately would replace Israel’s disappointing first king, Saul. One by one, Jesse’s sons passed in front of Samuel in an awkward audition. The oldest son, Eliab, made such a positive impression that […]
