By David Faust Psalms 56-61 It’s good to ask, “Who is my neighbor?” But the Psalms compel us to ask another question as well: “Who is my enemy?” David prayed, “Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; . . . My adversaries pursue me all day long” […]
Where You Live
By Dan Lentz 1. What job(s) do you dread being asked to do? Why? Read John 2:1-12. 2. Jesus asked for jars of water to be provided before the water was changed to wine. What has Jesus asked you to bring to him in order for transformation to happen in your life? […]
What would Jesus do?
By Jacqueline J. Holness What would Jesus do? Youth minister Dan Seaborn likely created the most popular Christian pop culture question ever when he posed the question to motivate his youth group in 1989. In four words it crystallizes the essence of what we should aspire to as Christians. And it can be applied […]
Diagnosing the church in America
Guest Editorial by Dr. Bill Bravard The church, the bride of Christ, should be most desirable—the pride of God and man. God ordained it so, and it should receive our greatest respect and highest devotion. Today Christianity is flourishing on other continents even amid poverty and severe persecution, growing at a rate of two […]
In the World–March 11, 2012
By Christy Barritt Kindness and Social Networking Sixty-nine percent of American teens who use social networking sites like Facebook say their peers are mostly kind to one another while online. This is according to a new study by Pew Research Center. Eighty-eight percent of teens said they have witnessed people being mean and cruel […]
