By Tyler Edwards Have you ever wanted something so badly it was all you could think about? You couldn’t sleep; you couldn’t eat; you couldn’t really do anything; you were just obsessed? There are things in life that captivate our attention and draw us so completely that we forget about everything else. We act like […]
By Nicole R. Pramik The story of Christ’s birth has a rather diverse cast, from his earthly parents, to a host of angels, to some simple shepherds, and a group of Magi. Yet while we casually mention them in song, the shepherds and the Magi are actually pivotal figures as some of the first persons […]
By Kelly Carr I became acquainted with grief at a young age. When I was 5 years old, my baby brother was born prematurely, three months too soon. He was in and out of the hospital, his tiny underdeveloped lungs struggling to sustain him. But we did have some wonderful times at home with him. […]
By Melissa Wuske Growth of Megachurches—in the U.S. and Worldwide Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, is still the largest single-site church in the U.S., bringing in 52,000 each week. Life.Church attracts 70,000 people a week to its 25 sites in seven states. This report by Church Growth Today shows that megachurches continue to […]
By Mark Scott Musicians have their warm-up acts, knights have their introducers, kings have their cupbearers, and the Messiah had his forerunner. A forerunner is a predecessor, literally someone who runs before. For Jesus that person was John the Baptist. John the Baptist ran before Jesus. Today’s text backs up from last week’s lesson. Before […]
