Guest editorial by Mark Taylor Over the next three weeks, we’re looking at three groups—men, women, and children—and considering the topics that each often face. We kick things off with the gentlemen and some words from our publisher and editor of Christian Standard, Mark Taylor. While attending a conference, a friend and I visited a […]
By Kelly Carr To begin with, it was 11:30 at night. When you are half asleep, that’s never a good time to begin thinking about a topic that has the potential to grip your mind with a thousand concerns (worries). Secondly, I got online to check for answers to my questions (worries). I didn’t have […]
By Kelly Carr, Editor Looking at Jesus’ teachings inspires me to honor teachers I know. But how? I asked some hardworking teachers at various grade levels to describe the kinds of encouragement they’d enjoy. Dr. Russ Proctor, Professor of Communication, Northern Kentucky University • Evaluations: “We get course evaluations in college. I appreciate when students take […]
By Kelly Carr Clearly I’m not the one who should be writing this. I can barely type the word confrontation, much less expertly navigate the subject. I’d go miles out of my way, climb up and over tall mountains, and forge through rapid waters to avoid confrontation. I don’t like debates or politics or even […]
By Kelly Carr I met Forrest Theiss when he attended our church several years ago. He told us about the rare genetic disease that was discovered in him and his brother during a medical screening to enter the military. What was thought to be a heart murmur in his identical twin brother, Dan, turned out […]
