By Dr. Charlie W. Starr As with any kind of art, in literature there’s bad, good, and great. There’s plenty of Christian fiction that falls in all three categories. Yet even what I’d call poorly done literature has brought people to Christ. In that sense, it’s invaluable. Today I’d like to discuss some great […]
By Christy Barritt Janitor Saves Nursing Home Residents A stay-at-home dad in California decided to work as a janitor at a local nursing home so he could buy Christmas presents for his children. Yet he never expected to become a hero. In October, the state suspended the operating license of a Castro Valley nursing […]
By David Faust It’s one of Jesus’ most famous quotes, but many don’t realize he is the one who first said it. It’s one of the Lord’s beatitudes, but it doesn’t appear along with the rest of Jesus’ blessings in Matthew 5. The words came from Jesus’ lips, but they aren’t recorded in the […]
By Jamie Shafer A recent Gallup poll concluded that only 30 percent of American workers indicate they are engaged in their work, leaving the resulting 70 percent to work at levels below their true potential. Rick Boxx has a vision for how this can change, and it includes Christians embracing their calling in the […]
By Sam E. Stone In today’s text, James returns to a subject introduced earlier in his letter—proper use of the tongue (see James 1:19, 26). He identifies himself as a fellow believer with his readers. When he warns that teachers will be judged more strictly, James does not mean just “official teachers” (apostles, prophets, […]
