by Candy Arrington Rachel slipped into the cool interior of the designer clothing store. Everything about the place, even the smell, oozed the message: pampered, important, expensive. A sales associate welcomed Rachel by name, whispering information about specials only available to the best customers. First, Rachel moved to the sale racks, fingering soft cottons and […]
What’s Holiness Got to Do With It?
by Mike Sojka In the 1980s Tina Turner won three Grammys with her hit song, What’s Love Got to Do With It? The song’s chorus asks, Oh, oh, what’s love got to do, got to do with it? What’s love but a secondhand emotion? What’s love got to do, got to do with it? Who […]
Love and Holiness
by Ian Stamps Have you ever known someone you would do anything for—someone you wanted to receive your very best because he or she had given you the very best? During my college years I had the honor of learning from Rick Chromey, who then served as the head of the education department at St. […]
Separate from the Pack
by Javan Rowe Moses saw the flames from a distance. The bush was burning but it was not consumed. His curiosity gave way to fear when he heard the voice of God saying, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). Moses knew then that he was […]
America’s Difficult Decade
by Effie-Alean Gross The 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 marks a terrible tragedy in U.S. history, an event that changed life forever in America. At the same time, the last decade has demonstrated America’s resilience and resolve. As a praying people, we have interceded on behalf of our enemies. As a pliable people, we […]