By Jamie Shafer Both Tim and Sarah Gosnell have full-time jobs and full personal lives in their hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia. Tim serves as the Communications Director at Blue Ridge Community Church, and Sarah works as a nurse. But after participating in a mission trip in 2010, Tim said they knew they couldn’t turn […]
By Sam E. Stone From the day that the church began in Jerusalem, God endowed certain members with miraculous gifts. These were needed in that day. When the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, they began to preach in tongues (Acts 2:6-11). These were languages that they did […]
By Sam E. Stone Paul guided the Corinthians to live as a community of believers. In chapter 8 he answered their questions about eating meat that had been sacrificed to an idol. In chapter 9 he responded to an inquiry about his apostleship. Paul then warned about the possibility of becoming a “castaway” (9:27, […]
By David Faust Why are Christians these days so reluctant to talk about the return of Christ? In the first century, believers anticipated the Lord’s return so earnestly that they used a short Aramaic prayer: Marana tha, “Come, Lord” (1 Corinthians 16:22). The apostle John prayed, “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). By contrast, many […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day.” This is the first line in the poem “I’d Rather See a Sermon” by poet Edgar A. Guest. He delivered a wallop of a sermon in just those few words. As Christians, we are called to “go and make disciples […]
