By David Faust Job has asked God lots of questions. Now it’s time for God to ask the questions. After Job and his friends speculate at length about the meaning of life and suffering, the Lord speaks to Job. It’s the longest single speech attributed to God in all the Bible. God speaks “out […]
By Christy Barritt Wisconsin Schools Push Back Against Legal Ruling A Wisconsin school district plans to file an appeal with the United States Supreme Court concerning graduation. Some parents in the Elmbrook School District filed a suit, taking issue with the district’s usage of a church for high school graduation ceremonies. They said it […]
By Victor Knowles Fellowship. The very word evokes images that are warm and inviting—images of companionship, friendship, and partnership with those who are of a similar spirit, mind, and desire. More than a dozen times in the New Testament the Greek word koinonia is translated “fellowship.” Sometimes it is translated “communion” (1 Corinthians 10:16, […]
By Sam E. Stone When we become discouraged in today’s hostile religious environment, it helps to remember what it was like for the first-century Christians back when the church began. In pagan Ephesus, few people knew anything about Jesus Christ, even less about who or what a “Christian” was. There of all places, it […]
By Effie-Alean Gross “How many children do you have?” the doctor asked my 87-year-old mother. She smiled, eyes glancing from him to me. “Why, I have three or four.” Since I’m the last of five children, I was taken aback. Her physician continued, “Who is the President of the United States?” “I don’t […]
