By Steven Clark Goad God washes the eyes with tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more. —Henry Ward Beecher No person is immune. It comes with the territory. Suffering surrounds us and invades our lives unremittingly. There is no escape from it. And when it appears, […]
By Kathleen A. Trissel When we suffer we want to know why, but few answers are satisfying. The meaning we draw from our suffering may answer some of our questions, but that often requires waiting until the suffering has passed. So, why do we suffer? All suffering points to sin, and sin entered the […]
By Shawn McMullen I was asked to speak to a men’s prayer group on the topic, “How a Man Prays for His Family.” In preparing for my talk, I pulled a folder marked “Journal Notes” from my file cabinet. It contained entries from prayer journals I’d kept through the years along with several lists […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Name three items that are on your “bucket list” (the list of things you want to do before you die). Read Daniel 8:1, 15-26. 2. When you see someone walking down the street holding a sign that says, “The end is near,” what is your typical reaction? […]
By Christy Barritt 250,000 Sign Petition to Label Westboro Baptist a “Hate Group” More than 250,000 people signed a petition to label the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church a “Hate Group.” After the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, members of Westboro Baptist planned to organize protests at the funerals of the children who died in […]
