June 02, 2014
I do not claim to be an expert on ministering to the suffering; it’s not even a strong suit of mine. This message is simply advice from an older ...
March 01, 2014
As we look at the path of suffering, it seems wise to meditate upon the ultimate path of suffering trodden by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. My ...
February 01, 2014
One way to help us appreciate Jesus as the Lord of Suffering is to turn to the Old Testament book called Lamentations. The historical context of this ...
Gordon J. Keddie | July 01, 2013
The faithful exercise of discipline is generally held to be the third of the three “marks” of a true church of Jesus Christ. The first is the ...
Gordon J. Keddie | May 01, 2013
If anything is obvious in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, it is that the church in Corinth was in deep trouble. There was a serious public ...
Kenneth G. Smith | June 01, 2012
When Jesus sent out His men on their first ministry venture, His instruction included this forcible word: “Freely you have received; freely give.” ...
Kenneth G. Smith | April 09, 2012
This mentoring relationship was close and candid It is inevitable: Mentors and their trainees develop deep personal relationships. It was true for ...
Kenneth G. Smith | January 01, 2012
Jesus exposes the Twelve to conflict The plot thickens. As Jesus’ training of His disciples continued, He alerted His men to the reality of the ...
Kenneth G. Smith | December 01, 2011
Discipling people as Jesus did means going beyond four walls Jesus Instructs the Twelve What a wonderful thing that we have four gospels accounting ...
Kenneth G. Smith | November 01, 2011
The 13th Student Learning discipleship from Jesus’ example to the Twelve (part 3) Many years ago my wife and I were invited to see a film called ...
June 01, 2011
The canonical book of Psalms may be viewed properly as the Bible’s own devotional book. Dietrich Bonhoeffer made this point in his brief work The ...
Dennis J. Prutow | June 01, 2010
Why do we set aside the first day of the week rather than the seventh day? Exodus 20:9-10 is quite clear. “Six days you shall labor and do all your ...
April 01, 2010
Troubled, Pastor Jim Hastings again sat alone in his office on Monday morning. On his computer screen were three letters he had already composed. He ...
August 11, 2009
Though it feels to you like months have passed, it has only been a day since you learned of your friend’s “Emergent” faith. Yet these hours have ...
July 01, 2009
As your long, coffee-infused conversation about the Emergent Church Movement (ECM), and your friend’s affinity for it draws to a close, the agitated ...
Rut Etheridge | June 02, 2009
Imagine that you are back with your Christian friend, talking in the hall after the theology class you’re taking. You inquire again about the ...
May 05, 2009
Imagine that you and a Christian friend you’ve not seen in a while are taking a theology class. The teacher hands out copies of the Apostle’s ...
February 09, 2009
Why Go Out? What is going out about? The first thing you need to do before you go any further in thinking about this question is to flush out of your ...
February 09, 2009
In the matter of courtship I am very much a learner. This alternative to my own experience of dating was relatively new to us when my wife and I were ...
February 09, 2009
Getting Serious About Getting Married: Rethinking the Gift of Singleness, by Debbie Maken. Reviewed by Missionary Stacie Shopp. “If God had ...
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Presbytery: Midwest Organization: 1981 Membership: 101 communicant; 56 baptized Pastor: Ed Blackwood Website: ...
This article is an excerpt from chapter 5 of God Breathed: Connecting through Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself. I will never ...
In the early years of the Witness, it was published weekly, and correspondents reported many small events in their congregations. Here are some news ...
Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church Dr. Alan D. Strange | Crossway, 2024, 149 pages, $17.99 | Reviewed by ...