By Christy Barritt Christians in North Korea Facing More Danger David Curry, the CEO of Open Doors USA, an organization that aids persecuted Christians throughout the world, wrote in an editorial that Christians in North Korea are living under extreme persecution. According to Curry, there are between 50,000 and 70,000 Christians imprisoned in labor camps […]
By David Faust I’m not orphidiophobic (possessing an abnormal fear of snakes) or even herpetophobic (fearing reptiles), but of all the creatures God designed, snakes are not my favorite. Everything about them hisses. Snakes slither on the ground, skulk in the grass, and surprise unsuspecting hikers who push through underbrush. Jesus told his disciples to […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness If you grew up in a Protestant church like I did, you probably never learned about Lent in Sunday school or heard a sermon about it. It was only recently that I made the connection between Lent and people walking around with what looked like charcoal smudges on their foreheads. I’m […]
By David Faust “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26), but the four words, “It can’t be done” have killed many dreams. Why try if you might not succeed? Shakespeare wrote, “Our doubts are traitors / And make us lose the good we oft might win / By fearing to attempt.” Courage yields to […]
By Christy Barritt Most Popular Bible Verses YouVersion Bible App revealed the most popular verses people looked up in 2014. Topping the list was Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s […]
