By Sam E. Stone This quarter’s lessons are taken from a number of important passages in the Minor Prophets (so named because their books are shorter in length than books by other prophets like Isaiah and Daniel). They reveal God’s judgment on all kinds of injustice and disobedience. Many Bible scholars date Amos’s ministry around […]
By Christy Barritt The Great American Road Trip Is visiting every state on your bucket list? It’s on Randy Olson’s. Olson, who has a self-proclaimed “data tinkering” hobby, set out to find the quickest driving route that would hit popular national landmarks—both natural and historical—in all of the lower 48 states and Washington, D.C. The […]
By Charlie W. Starr Movies and television have increasingly been exploring the question of life after death through various fantastical methods. I talked about this a couple of years ago in regard to the movies Twilight and Cloud Atlas and now want to take it up again in relation to a pair of television shows. […]
By Bob Russell Following the Civil War, our forefathers established Memorial Day to ensure that future generations would never forget the high cost of America’s freedom. It was intended to be a day for the entire nation to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that had been paid by more than 620,000 soldiers who lost their […]
By Sam E. Stone This week concludes a study of key passages in Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. Members of this first-century congregation had written Paul with several questions. We have considered some of their concerns in past weeks. Today’s study of 1 Corinthians 13 is best understood when we realize that […]
