By Kelly Carr It seems to be human nature to not want to be restricted. Cole Porter wrote the song “Don’t Fence Me In,” and that’s the mindset of many people when they hear about rules or boundaries set in place. But boundaries aren’t always bad. • Every game, from chess to tennis to Minecraft, […]
A Beautiful Masterpiece
By Kelly Carr In our final issue concerning our calling from God, as discussed in 2 Peter 1:1-11, we round things out with the qualities of godliness, mutual affection, and love. These seem like the happier, gentler traits on the list, don’t they? Love and mutual affection certainly seem more appealing than last week’s […]
Finding My Motivation
By Kelly Carr, Editor This week as we continue to look at our calling from God as discussed in 2 Peter 1, we focus on three more aspects: knowledge, self-control, and perseverance. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? This list of three doesn’t sound very fun. In fact, it sounds like work. And […]
A Little Bit More
By Kelly Carr, Editor Our household joined the international excitement over the World Cup this summer. Generally in the U.S. we aren’t as intense as the rest of the world with the sport of futbol (aka: soccer). But intense was truly the word to describe the games. The thrill and pressure of the competition […]
Answer to Prayer at ICOM
By Sam Gill—Guest Editorial I grew up in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, that has more than 10 million people. Among those are more than 100,000 Christian women who do not have any skills or education. Women of all ages work for Muslim people. They have no choice but to clean their toilets, houses, […]