by Darin S. Harris “You are that man!” Those four words don’t seem so powerful by themselves, but on the tongue of a good storyteller they were dynamite. Nathan the prophet spoke those words to King David at the end of a simple story. A rich man owned many sheep. His neighbor had only one […]
Editor’s Desk by Shawn McMullen Edward McKendree Bounds was born in 1835 in Shelby County, Missouri. He studied law before entering the ministry at age 24. A Confederate army chaplain during the Civil War, Bounds was taken as a non-combatant prisoner of war in the aftermath of the Battle of Franklin (Tennessee). At the conclusion […]
by Gary D. Robinson The first time I stood up before a congregation to preach, I was 15. I was one of four young men our youth minister had recruited to talk for five minutes each on the subject of stewardship. I batted cleanup. Afterward everybody said, “You oughta be a preacher!” But I didn’t […]
Another Look by David Faust “Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy” (Psalm 86:1). It’s no surprise that someone would cry out to the Lord because he feels “poor and needy,” but it’s a bit surprising that the superscript above Psalm 86 says this poem contains “A prayer of David.” […]
Christians and Culture by Dr. Charlie W. Starr Last month I began a series on the purpose of art that began with a look at why art matters and why we need to know about it. One of my primary claims is that most Christians in America no longer know what art is for and […]
