By Bob Stacy I remember well the day. My stomach churned and my heart seemed to do cartwheels. I had heard that something I’d said in the previous day’s sermon had really upset her. And she was not only a member of the church, she was a friend. What Should I Do? “What should I […]
The Lesson and Life for October 30
By Bob Stacy I sat alone on a camp bench thinking about the sermon I would preach that evening. An hour before I had spoken to the youth about the joy of the life of Christ. As I sat there deep in thought, one of the campers approached me and said, “Smile, Mr. Stacy. That’s […]
The Lesson and Life
By John Russell To impress the point upon brides and grooms, I have often opened wedding ceremonies with a reminder that marriage is not a contract designed by the state but a covenant promise ordained by God, and therefore sacred. Love is not an emotion—it is an act of the will. No one “falls in […]
The Lesson and Life for October 9
By John Russell While America has its share of brilliant and highly placed students, ACT scores of high school students continue to decline overall. The debate and finger pointing continue, but the evidence seems clear. (This has become such a well known problem that comedian Argus Hamilton claims over 85 percent of high school students […]
The Lesson and Life for September 11
by Bill Cook “What should we do?” someone recently asked me. “Should we adopt the children we’ve had with us for a year, or send them on to another home and take in more children to foster parent?” You’ve had questions just as tough lobbed at you—right? How do we make such difficult decisions? I […]
