For many years, Christian Standard Media has been challenged by steadily declining subscriptions to our print magazines, Christian Standard and The Lookout. The commensurate drop in revenue presented an opportunity for a non-profit ministry to purchase the magazines—and much of our Restoration Movement heritage—from a for-profit company. The change in ownership three years ago preserved the magazines and […]
As a child, I waited a lot for Christmas. Throughout the year I waited month by month. Once December rolled around, I waited day by day. Then, on Christmas morning, I waited minute by minute. When the time came and my siblings and I were released from our bedrooms to gather around the Christmas tree, […]
Despair is all around us. We see it in countless broken lives and in the tragic suicide rate. We see it at the bottom of the caste system in India, in the rampant sex trafficking industry plaguing many nations, and in the masses of humanity suffering under the brutal reigns of godless, totalitarian regimes. If […]
Isaiah’s description (chapter 6) of the majesty he beheld standing in the throne room of Almighty God is both awe inspiring and frightening. Six winged seraphim covered their faces so as not to gaze on God’s indescribable glory and covered their feet so he would not look upon the most humble part of their bodies. […]
The book of Romans contains this riveting verse: “Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off” (Romans 11:22). There are two sides to the nature of God—kindness and sternness. The God of […]
