By David Faust Why are Christians these days so reluctant to talk about the return of Christ? In the first century, believers anticipated the Lord’s return so earnestly that they used a short Aramaic prayer: Marana tha, “Come, Lord” (1 Corinthians 16:22). The apostle John prayed, “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). By contrast, many […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day.” This is the first line in the poem “I’d Rather See a Sermon” by poet Edgar A. Guest. He delivered a wallop of a sermon in just those few words. As Christians, we are called to “go and make disciples […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the most important lesson you’ve ever learned from the example of someone older (even if it was a negative example)? Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-22. 2. What were some of the lessons that Paul said the church should learn from the negative examples of the Israelites? […]
By Christy Barritt Census May Change Some Questions After pushback from the public, the U.S. Census Bureau is considering dropping some questions from its household survey of Americans. The questions were on the topics of plumbing, commuting, income, and disability. Some examples of the questions are: Does your house have a flush toilet? What […]
By Christy Barritt College Students with Involved Fathers More Likely to Graduate College students with fathers who are involved in their lives are 98 percent more likely to graduate than students with uninvolved fathers. This was the finding of W. Bradford Wilcox, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He presented […]
