By Christy Barritt Gay Adoptions Triple In the past decade, the number of adoptions in the U.S. by gay and lesbian couples has tripled. According to analysis of Census Bureau data by the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute, 6,477 same-sex couples adopted children in 2000. In 2009, the number rose to 21,740. The […]
By Bev and Phil Haas My husband and I have been fighting a lot lately—verbal arguments, not physical clashes. By the end of the day we end up feeling less than loving toward each other. How can we break this cycle? Research reveals that during marital conflict a husband most often reacts negatively when feeling […]
By Simon Presland I have read through the short epistle of 2 John many times over the years. After my most recent reading I came to a conclusion: I would love to have a mentor like the apostle John! When I read his writings, I often picture a kind elderly man garbed in a […]
By David Timms Of all the New Testament documents—27 total—John’s third letter is the shortest. Comprising 219 words in the original Greek, it fills just one page. It doesn’t mention Christ, faith, salvation, sin, or the second coming. It’s not a sermon, nor a doctrinal defense against heresy. It contains no intricate theology. Instead, […]
By Arlene Rains Graber The young man sat on the shore beside the Sea of Galilee. His eyes swept across the water. The area was lush with plants protected by the warm moist air, harbored within the bounds of the surrounding hills. Galilean sunrises were the envy of even the most unaware, and this […]
