By Dr. Donald E. Phillips Do you have reason to live? A purpose which gives motivation to be and do something? As a hospice chaplain I encourage dying patients that every day of life, even dying days, last words, and final breaths, have purpose. My mother’s final four words were, “You came back again,” […]
By Delbert Teachout When I was a small child, I received a book about prayer that I used so much, I wore it out. A child could memorize and say those prayers, believing God would hear. Now that I’m an adult, the New Testament is my prayer book. The New Testament gives us model […]
By Diane McLoud One spring day, my small sons came home from McDonald’s carrying special kid’s meal prizes—cups of soil with tomato seeds. They watered their seeds frequently (and I do mean frequently!), checking every few minutes to see if tomatoes were growing. Nothing happened. Within an hour their patience wore thin and they […]
By Christy Barritt Gun Violence Increases in PG-13 Movies The amount of gun violence in movies rated PG-13 has more than tripled over the last two decades. This is according to a new study done at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia. Researchers watched 945 movies sampled from the 30 […]
By Sam E. Stone The parable we study today follows directly the story that Jesus told about the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-15). J. W. McGarvey suggested, “If the parable of the unjust steward teaches how riches are to be used, this parable sets forth the terrible consequences of a failure to so use them.” […]
