By Steve Carr I went out a little later than normal for one of my runs downtown. It was a beautiful spring evening, just as the sun was setting. As I passed the local bus station, I observed something out of the ordinary. There was a group of taxi drivers gathered in the adjacent parking […]
By H. Lynn Gardner The heart of the Restoration Movement plea is a search, an ongoing journey. Rather than believing they have achieved the perfect church, those committed to the plea attempt to be the church today in essence and essentials as Christ established it and desires it to be. The plea challenges all to […]
By Michael C. Mack My friends and I were rolling alongside a creek on a rocky, rooty, rutted-out trail, laughing and enjoying the crisp air. Our mountain-biking group had traversed this trail a hundred times before, but this time my front tire hit a root the wrong way and my bike and I careened over […]
By Ashley Faith At its most ideal, friendship adds beauty to our days. It seeks out the best in us. It flexes and grows and isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions. It provides comfort. It can be found in our best moments, and it’s present in our worst. Friendship teaches us to love unconditionally. […]
By Courtney M. Brown My first memory of Bethany is the two of us standing, hands on hips, chin to forehead, in the middle of her front hallway yelling at each other as loudly as we could manage. I was chin and she was forehead, so I had the advantage of looking down at her […]
