By Kelly Carr I first stared into the face of grief when I was 5 years old—my prematurely born brother passed away at only 8 months old. Though I was just a child, I have snapshots of memories when grief surrounded my family. As you know, the older we get, the more people we […]
By Evelyn Eng “Why not me? Love me.” In My Best Friend’s Wedding, Julia Roberts plays Julianne, whose longtime best friend, Michael, is getting married to someone else. She does everything she can think of to get him to love her and change his mind. Just before he is to be married, Julianne asks […]
By Courtney Newbery As she walked into the room, eyes puffy from crying, my normally chatty group of friends fell into a deafening silence. Glances were averted and hands began busying themselves with any available distraction. An elephant was definitely in the room, and no one knew quite what to do with it. Unable […]
By Christy Barritt Minister Invents Prayer App A 25-year-old youth minister in Lubbock, Texas, has created an app that may change the way people participate in prayer. Logan Fields is in the process of launching a new smartphone application called the “Prayer Button.” The app would enable people to pray together remotely. Users can […]
By Sam E. Stone Last week’s study focused on Job 19. After that section, more attacks followed by Job’s friends, Zophar (chapter 20) and Eliphaz (chapter 22). They continued to insist that Job was guilty of serious sin. To them, all that happened to him was obviously God’s punishment for wrongdoing. Job, however, declared […]
