By Bev and Phil Haas I’m looking forward to the upcoming holidays. The main reason is that our family will actually get to spend some unstructured time together. However, I don’t want to depend on holidays to enjoy being together. Any suggestions on how we can make this more of a regular part of […]
By David Faust The New Testament portrays the early church with stark realism, and the picture isn’t always pretty. The 12 apostles quarreled over which of them was the greatest. Ananias and Sapphira were greedy and dishonest. Immature, divisive members of the Corinthian church misunderstood key doctrines and engaged in appalling immorality. Barnabas and […]
By Bob Russell Ever question what a preacher does all day long? Ever wonder why so many preachers complain about being busy and stressed? After all, a preacher only works one day a week, doesn’t he? Trying to Do It All I received recently an email from a preacher who is overwhelmed because […]
By Sam E. Stone The letter to the Hebrews does not tell us the name of its author. For years Paul was assumed to have written it. Others think Barnabas or Apollos did. Though we cannot be certain of the author, the book was clearly accepted by the early church as part of the […]
By David Faust Jude’s 25-verse letter is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but it’s fiery and hard-hitting—an alarm clock to waken a sleeping church. Originally Jude intended to write a general letter. He said, “I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share” (v. 3)—perhaps a positive, […]
