By Daniel Darling I’ll never forget the bumper sticker I once saw affixed to a new neighbor’s car. At first, the bold print brought a smile: “Jesus Loves You.” Oh, good, another Christian in the neighborhood, I thought. But then my eyes scanned below the bold lettering to the smaller, more ironic lettering underneath […]
By Kayleen Reusser If you’ve never given much credence to the act of encouragement, consider that if not for it, we may not have one of the books in the Bible. John Mark was a young man whose family home was one of the first meeting places of the early church. Peter made his […]
By Karen Ward Robertson During a small group gathering, Brian told us about the difficult transition he was undergoing in his job. “This week I prayed for God to please help me just stay faithful through this tough time. And I thanked him that I don’t have to be faithful alone, that others are […]
By Steve Wyatt His name was Cleopas—and he felt hopeless. So did his friend. These two friends had gone to Jerusalem to join up with Israel’s latest, greatest world-changer—another prophet, this time from Nazareth, who was rumored to be the one who would forever end Rome’s tyrannical reign. But instead? Although they had left […]
By Donald S. Tingle We know that the resurrection gives us hope for the future. God raised Jesus, our King, from the dead. I believe this wholeheartedly, and I hope you do too. This can comfort us when we and our loved ones come face-to-face with death. But what does the resurrection do for […]
