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Stewards of the Natural World

By Delroy Brown   Among the major precautionary steps being taken is the establishment of an international seed bank by more than 100 countries. Millions of seeds are kept in what is commonly called the Doomsday Vault to preserve them in the event of a global catastrophe. It is the largest seed bank in the […]

The Lesson and Life — April 29, 2012

By Ben Cachiaras    Do you remember Edmund from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? He came under the spell of the terrible White Witch in Narnia, believing she could make him a real king and extremely happy, which of course she could not. She only wanted to lure him and his […]

Leading a church is hard work

By Bob Russell    “It’s much more difficult to oversee a church than to run a business.” That statement was made recently by a business executive who had resigned from an international corporation to accept a position as the administrator of a large church. Business analyst Peter Drucker suggested that the three most difficult jobs […]

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In the World — April 29, 2012

By Christy Barritt   New York City Churches Evicted Approximately 60 churches meeting in New York City public schools were given eviction notices in February of this year. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take on the case of a Bronx church meeting in a public school, thus allowing the city’s education department […]

A concert by creation’s choir– April 29, 2012

By David Faust    Psalms 93-98   Positioned in the center of the Bible, the Psalms remind us that worshipping God should be central to life. They use picturesque language to stretch our imagination and expand our appreciation for God’s glory. It’s no surprise that for centuries God’s people have used the Psalms’ collection of […]