My name is Jerry Harris and in addition to being the lead pastor of The Crossing in Quincy, Illinois, I’m the new publisher of Christian Standard Media. As many of you know, now that the Restoration Movement owns our magazines, we have been hard at work updating Christian Standard into something completely new and fresh […]
By Shawn McMullen “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). Whether we grew up (or are growing up) with biological parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents—or are waiting for a place to call home—all believers […]
By Shawn McMullen While this issue of The Lookout focuses on the education of children, I’d like to broaden the topic here and ask, “What does the learning process look like for all faithful followers of Christ?” How can every disciple be a lifelong learner? We know it’s important. The apostle Peter urges us, Therefore, […]
By Shawn McMullen During the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, God instructed the prophet Jeremiah to invite the descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab to a room in the temple to drink wine. The account is found in Jeremiah 35:1-19. The Rekabites refused, citing a vow their ancestor had taken committing his descendents to […]
By Shawn McMullen Second Kings 4 contains a fascinating account of the faith of a woman known only as “the Shunammite.” She and her husband provided lodging for the prophet Elijah when his travels brought him near their home. One day Elijah prophesied that the Shunammite and her husband, though childless, would conceive and have […]
