Another Look by David Faust First-graders at Salem Elementary School didn’t use fancy playground equipment in 1960, but we had fun anyway. We played on swings, a merry-go-round, and the ever-popular teeter-totter. Some called it a see-saw, but ours—a tottery, weathered board creaking back and forth on a rusty hinge—rightly deserved the name teeter-totter. Six-year-olds […]
The purpose of art—part three: reason and imagination
Christians and Culture by Dr. Charlie W. Starr The purpose of art is to be beautiful so that beauty can reach our imaginations. Then, in our imaginations, we can learn what only art and beauty can teach us. Before we define beauty further, let’s consider two kinds of human thinking. Two Kinds of Thinking When […]
Compassionate service – The Uniform Lesson for March 27
by Sam E. Stone “We Worship God” is the theme for this quarter’s lessons. This month we have studied various aspects of leadership in the New Testament church. Today’s topic serves as an important reminder that worship includes a lot more than singing in church on Sunday morning! It is a reflection of the believer’s […]
Me-ology
Another Look by David Faust Most of the cultural ills that afflict us today could be cured by better theology and less “me-ology.” Me-ology puts self first and squeezes God in if any room remains. Me-ology needs no holy book to define its rules, no sacred script to guide its adherents. Each person becomes his […]
Leaving your parents
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas My fiancé and I will be getting married next month. I still live with my parents and they are having a hard time “cutting the apron strings.” My parents raised me well but their tight grip on everything I do is getting to me. It’s causing a real […]