By Jamie Shafer When we think of team building in a professional environment, our minds might be drawn to retreat activities that build trust or workshop sessions on organizational mission. But according to Allison Rhea, there can be so much value in learning about the individual personalities of the people who are working or volunteering […]
By Sam E. Stone Deceivers are all around us. While the last two letters from the apostle John are characterized by his emphasis on the importance of love (as in 1 John), he was equally strong in his warnings about false teaching—2 and 3 John are the shortest documents in the New Testament, but they […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness If your minister is anything like my minister, you are always encouraged to ask your friends to come to church with you—and if you don’t have a friend, invite an enemy! But I wonder if it ever occurs to ministers to challenge church members to ask fellow members back to church? […]
By Sam E. Stone It is easy to understand why John has often been referred to as “the apostle of love.” That theme runs throughout the letters that he wrote to the first-century church. Today’s text is the third time in this epistle when John described love as the supreme test of the Christian life […]
By Christy Barritt New Study Claims that Sitting Is Harmful to Health A NASA scientist wrote a new book revealing why sitting can be deadly. Dr. Joan Vernikos, author of “Sitting Kills, Moving Heals,” found that medical studies on astronauts prove that gravity-challenging, all-day movement is essential to good health. Vernikos, the former director of […]
