By Shawn McMullen Having reached her support-raising goal, our daughter Kelsey recently moved to Louisville, Kentucky to begin her work as a project fulfillment specialist with the mission organization Team Expansion. She serves as a facilitator for Team Expansion’s PACE program (Pray, Activate, Commit, Enlist), a partnership with local congregations who have a vision […]
The bread of life–The Uniform Lesson for May 6
By Sam E. Stone An entire year elapsed between the healing of the lame man (John 5) and the feeding of the 5,000 (John 6). This would be two years after the first cleansing of the temple and one year before the crucifixion. John explains that his Gospel contains only a limited number of […]
God’s Mandate: Care for the Environment
By Tammy Darling Few topics today are more hotly debated than global warming and the role of the government’s Environmental Protection Agency. But there is more to the debate than the temperature of our atmosphere and environmental laws; the way we regard the planet and the impact we have on it have profound moral […]
Earth Keepers: Bringing the Garden of Eden to Urban Cement
By Cleo A. Lampos Furrows created by seven decades of worry creased Stella’s forehead. She hunkered in the corner of the food pantry, trying to decide which staples to add to her basket. As she inhaled the odor of coffee and donuts on the welcome table, Stella detected an overlay of scent from freshly […]
Common sense caretakers
By Shawn McMullen God cares about the natural world. Genesis 1 tells us he created it—land, sea, and sky, along with plant and animal life—and called it “good.” As creator of the natural world, God is its owner. The psalmist noted, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all […]
