By Kelly Carr If you haven’t noticed, tons of books have been written about prayer. Formulas have been offered. Metaphors have been devised. God’s responses have been questioned. Truly it remains a challenge for us, finite human beings, to comprehend and enact communication with an infinite, all-powerful, spiritual being. Prayer is simple. It’s also […]
By Kelly Carr, Interim Editor Faith can be intimidating. It sounds like an attribute only the super-spiritual can attain. Some people seem to have an abundance of faith; at times we don’t feel like we have enough. There’s even an entire chapter of the Bible dedicated to people who showed great faith. Read through […]
Kelly Carr, Interim Editor There is so much potential in a new year, don’t you think? Fresh starts. New opportunities. A year just beginning—so far, untouched. Challenge Initiated Last year at this time, my congregation’s minister (also known as my husband) challenged our church to live out a Year of Creativity. We were […]
By Mark Taylor, Publisher Standard Publishing’s ministry is to and through the local church. The local church introduces our products to users who need the inspiration, information, or teaching we provide. And many times, the local church’s budget makes our resources available. So when one of our editors leaves our offices to serve full-time […]
By Kelly Carr Last year Americans paid more than $400 million to be frightened. That is the estimated 2012 U.S. ticket sales of movies in the horror genre. Whether you like to watch scary films or not, most of us approach fear differently when it is very real and threatening our own lives. Fear […]
