By Dr. Charlie W. Starr Peter Jackson’s third Hobbit film has been in theaters for a month now, and people are making up their minds about whether or not the trilogy as a whole is any good. I’m going on record here to say these movies are bad . . . and good. Adaptations […]
In The World—January 25, 2015
By Christy Barritt 5.8 Billion People Have Access to Bible According to Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, an estimated 5.8 billion people now have all or some of the Holy Bible translated into their language. They also reported that the Bible is now in more than 2,800 different languages. Bob Creson, president and CEO of Wycliffe, […]
Flickers of Hope
By Jamie Shafer Kate Walsh’s Peripeti Home candles make impressions wherever they go. Crafted from all-natural products, these fragrant, handmade candles even made it all the way to the media gift bags at the 2013 Emmy Awards and to the Celebrity Gift Lounge at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in France. “It’s not something I […]
WHERE YOU LIVE—Questions and Activities for Small Groups for January 25, 2015
By Michael C. Mack William Cowper said, “Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees.” Do you agree or disagree? Why? Read James 5:13-18. What do humans usually do when we face each of these situations—when in trouble? when happy? when someone is sick? when we sin? when our nation is off […]
After the Struggle, Dawn—Genesis 32:22-32
By David Faust Years ago my brothers and I were wrestling in my room. Somehow the three of us got tangled up and fell in a heap on the bed. The strain proved too much for the old bed, and the wooden bed frame split right down the side. My dad was so angry with […]
