By David Faust We’re into convenience these days. Why work if someone else will do it for you? Why wait if you can have it now? Why push yourself to climb if you can take the escalator? (Comedian Mitch Hedberg observed, “An escalator can never break; it can only become stairs. You should never […]
By Dr. Charlie W. Starr As with any kind of art, in literature there’s bad, good, and great. There’s plenty of Christian fiction that falls in all three categories. Yet even what I’d call poorly done literature has brought people to Christ. In that sense, it’s invaluable. Today I’d like to discuss some great […]
By Dan Lentz 1. When you hear the words “church building,” what image immediately comes to mind? A majestic stone cathedral, a quaint, white-steepled chapel in the country, a nondescript storefront building in a commercial area, or something else? Why is this your image of a church building? Read 2 Samuel 7:4-16. […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Words are powerful. In this age of impersonal mass media and social media, words are given and received often. Have everyone share a short phrase or word that’s thrown around these days that can be powerful—either in a positive or negative way. Why is it powerful in your opinion? (Example: […]
By Christy Barritt Janitor Saves Nursing Home Residents A stay-at-home dad in California decided to work as a janitor at a local nursing home so he could buy Christmas presents for his children. Yet he never expected to become a hero. In October, the state suspended the operating license of a Castro Valley nursing […]
