By Laura McKillip Wood Gentleness isn’t a concept many of the children Orphan Helpers works with have experienced. Raised in difficult family environments, surrounded by drug abuse, poverty, and violence, many of the children and teenagers in El Salvador and Honduras that Orphan Helpers reaches are incarcerated in juvenile detention centers or have been placed […]
By Mark Scott How long is forever? On this side of eternity, forever is difficult to define. Sometimes in the Bible forever just means a long time (Nehemiah 2:3; Psalm 13:1). Sometimes in the Bible forever means time unending (Psalm 29:10; 115:18). The Old Testament predicted several aspects of the Messiah. At the very least […]
By Melissa Wuske The Pain of Converting from Islam Author Nabeel Qureshi grew up as a Muslim in the U.S. with Pakistani immigrant parents. “I was very happy with my faith. I was a Muslim, and I was a proud Muslim. I loved Islam.” A friend shared the gospel with Qureshi when he was in […]
By Jamie Shafer Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a season for everything. We know we can count on one thing—change. Our world is filled with rapid changes each new day. Sometimes things shift so quickly that we feel we can barely keep up. Relationships change, jobs change, technology changes. By the time we’re comfortable […]
By David Faust What does it mean to say Jesus “always lives to intercede” for us? These words in Hebrews 7:25 make me think about a noteworthy miracle that receives little attention. When is the last time you heard a sermon about the ascension of Jesus? At the conclusion of his Gospel, Dr. Luke recorded […]
