By David Faust Unchecked ambition is an ugly trait. It makes people pushy and self-promoting. Ruthless politicians will do anything for votes. Unscrupulous salespeople will say anything to close a deal. Hollywood promoters scramble shamelessly to get their clients in front of the cameras. Properly directed, however, ambition can be good. The apostle Paul […]
By Jamie Shafer Both Tim and Sarah Gosnell have full-time jobs and full personal lives in their hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia. Tim serves as the Communications Director at Blue Ridge Community Church, and Sarah works as a nurse. But after participating in a mission trip in 2010, Tim said they knew they couldn’t turn […]
By Sam E. Stone From the day that the church began in Jerusalem, God endowed certain members with miraculous gifts. These were needed in that day. When the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, they began to preach in tongues (Acts 2:6-11). These were languages that they did […]
By Sam E. Stone Paul guided the Corinthians to live as a community of believers. In chapter 8 he answered their questions about eating meat that had been sacrificed to an idol. In chapter 9 he responded to an inquiry about his apostleship. Paul then warned about the possibility of becoming a “castaway” (9:27, […]
By Melissa Wuske Last year I was overpaid by clients three times. One duplicate check and a few wrong amounts, and all of a sudden I had an extra thousand dollars. Each time, before I had a moment to consider what was happening, the dilemma was there: tell somebody or keep the cash? Each […]
