By Jamie Shafer For Stella Walker, a national vice president with Arbonne cosmetics, life has been about trusting the Lord, following his lead, and embracing the opportunities she has found in her path. And she admits with a laugh, “I’ve done more things by accident than on purpose.” Walker has raised four children with […]
By David Faust He had a withered hand. We don’t know why. Maybe he was born that way, or a disease crippled him. Maybe his hand was hurt in an accident—crushed by a rock or trampled by an ox. Or perhaps the man did something foolish to damage his hand—fell on the ground in […]
By Christy Barritt Church Donations Down While charitable donations have increased over the past three years, church giving has declined. That’s the summary of a new report found in the Atlas of Giving, an economic intelligence tool recognized as the most precise measure of charitable giving in the United States. “Overall, 2012 was a […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness When I heard recently that the author of one of my favorite Christian dating and marriage books was going through a divorce, I wondered if the relationship advice she dispensed in her book should be considered null and void. Then I started thinking about Christian leaders in general. In today’s […]
By Sam E. Stone The apostle Paul founded the church in Thessalonica on his second missionary journey (Acts 17). Because he was not able to stay with the new converts as long as he would have liked, he continued to instruct them by letter. A central theme in both epistles to the Thessalonians is […]
