By Bev and Phil Haas I’m looking forward to the upcoming holidays. The main reason is that our family will actually get to spend some unstructured time together. However, I don’t want to depend on holidays to enjoy being together. Any suggestions on how we can make this more of a regular part of […]
By David Faust The New Testament portrays the early church with stark realism, and the picture isn’t always pretty. The 12 apostles quarreled over which of them was the greatest. Ananias and Sapphira were greedy and dishonest. Immature, divisive members of the Corinthian church misunderstood key doctrines and engaged in appalling immorality. Barnabas and […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. In 60 seconds write down the titles of as many Christmas songs or carols you can think of that mention angels. Then see who came up with the most. Read Hebrews 1:1-9. 2. In what ways does God speak to us today? (See John 14:17, 26; Colossians 3:16; 2 […]
By Bob Russell Ever question what a preacher does all day long? Ever wonder why so many preachers complain about being busy and stressed? After all, a preacher only works one day a week, doesn’t he? Trying to Do It All I received recently an email from a preacher who is overwhelmed because […]
By Sam E. Stone The letter to the Hebrews does not tell us the name of its author. For years Paul was assumed to have written it. Others think Barnabas or Apollos did. Though we cannot be certain of the author, the book was clearly accepted by the early church as part of the […]
