By Sam E. Stone Often 1 Corinthians 15 is described as the “resurrection chapter” of the Bible. Tom Friskney wrote, “There is no other chapter like this in the whole Bible; the hope of Christianity resides within it. . . . We may wonder why Paul has waited until now to discuss it. . . […]
By Dr. Bill Patterson Jesus’ earthly ministry lasted three-and-a-half years. However, the Gospel writers devoted from one-third to one-half of their words to Jesus’ final week. Perhaps seeing a timeline and reading a few of his teachings from that week will help us understand why Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John considered the final week so […]
On this Palm Sunday, we take time to reflect on Jesus’ final week and the holiness we are called to as followers of the sacrificial Christ.
By Bob Russell A young minister accepted the call to a small country church. Shortly after he arrived, the church’s youth minister announced that his wife was expecting a baby in two months. The couple had been married for just four months. The women of the church planned a baby shower and everyone rejoiced with […]
By Eva Juliuson For more than two years I spent half a day, once a month in a juvenile/family courtroom listening to case after case. I attended the hearings with a friend whose children were taken away. Their case was always at the end of the docket, which meant we sat quietly through all the […]
