By Sam E. Stone Deceivers are all around us. While the last two letters from the apostle John are characterized by his emphasis on the importance of love (as in 1 John), he was equally strong in his warnings about false teaching—2 and 3 John are the shortest documents in the New Testament, but they […]
By T. R. Robertson During my afternoon commute today I spied a great blue heron—seldom seen in the middle of my city, it was flying down the center of Grindstone Creek. It passed under a bridge as the bus passed over. I violated the bus riders’ rules and shuffled quickly to a seat on the […]
By Drew Coons “All truth is God’s truth.” Although a cliché, this is accurate. Church and science both belong to God. But some Christians and scientists do have conflict, even animosity, primarily rooted in methodology. Christians emphasize faith. Scientists look for evidence. However both faith and evidence are biblical. My first experience with faith and […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness If your minister is anything like my minister, you are always encouraged to ask your friends to come to church with you—and if you don’t have a friend, invite an enemy! But I wonder if it ever occurs to ministers to challenge church members to ask fellow members back to church? […]
By Laura Adkins Jesus told us that we will have trouble in this world, but he closely followed that statement with these words: “But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). By believing that Jesus has overcome the world, we are not free from troubles during the life we live here on Earth; […]
