By David Faust Friends are one of God’s greatest gifts. We need friends when we are young and when we are old, when things go well and when everything falls apart. Too many of us go through life like passengers on a bus. Others enter our lives and travel with us for a while, then […]
By David Faust God sent the prophet Samuel to the home of a man named Jesse in Bethlehem. Samuel’s assignment? Anoint someone who ultimately would replace Israel’s disappointing first king, Saul. One by one, Jesse’s sons passed in front of Samuel in an awkward audition. The oldest son, Eliab, made such a positive impression that […]
By Christy Barritt Kirk Cameron Big Winner at 35th Golden Raspberry Awards Kirk Cameron took home top prizes at the Golden Raspberry Awards this year. The Razzies are the opposite of the Oscars; awards are given for negative honors in Hollywood such as the worst movie and worst director. Cameron earned a Razzie for Worst […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness While listening to a talk radio program, the idea for this column presented itself. A Christian caller criticized the Christian host, saying that he seemed to favor Muslims over Christians. By the end of the ping-pong, vitriolic exchange, the caller put all Christians into one category and all Muslims into another. […]
By Sam E. Stone Last week we considered the first half of 1 Corinthians 12, and this week we will study the last half of the chapter. J. W. McGarvey wrote, “In the early church the Spirit of God . . . endowed certain members with miraculous gifts . . . As gifts were bestowed […]
