By Jamie Shafer Recently, as a couple was sharing their story with me, the husband referred to a men’s Bible study called Huddle that had really impacted him. Like many of us, life had given him challenges and blessings, but the connections he made with God and others through Huddle had empowered him in […]
In the World — June 16, 2013
By Christy Barritt Atheist Group Planned Outreach to Christians An atheist group, claiming to be participating in an “outreach” effort, sent an e-mail to 50 ministers in Texas on Good Friday. The e-mail read, “God is Dead, Have a Good Friday.” The group, called the Dallas-Forth Worth Coalition of Reason, claimed the purpose of […]
The Lesson and Life — for June 23, 2013
By Tito Pel Christians are blessed with the privilege of coming before the throne of God. Of course, our worship of God will always be found lacking. Even when we desire to worship God properly, certain things can become barriers to our worship. Simple things like hitting the wrong note while singing, a malfunction […]
Men’s Night Out
By William Butterfield “Men’s Night Out Tuesday at 6:30.” So goes the announcement every month to call the men of our church family together for an evening of fellowship at the Williamsburg (Virginia) Church of Christ (WCC). I am privileged to be among those men who meet each month for mutual encouragement. Sadly, this […]
The Heroism of Jesus–Luke 4
By David Faust We know heroism when we see it. We try to capture it with words like courage, bravery, pluck, gallantry, and daring. But no dictionary can fully describe the admiration we feel for the firefighter who races into a burning building to rescue a child or the nurse who devotes her life […]
