Carrington Hale had been preparing for the choosing ceremony, when she would be picked to be a man’s wife, and receive her identity. However, she wasn’t picked, and was instead relegated to being a Lint, a nobody. When a second chance comes up, she regains hope. While she looks forward to finally getting her identity, […]
Malachi 1:1-14 (focus on verses 1-11) God tells Israel that He loves them, but they ask how? All the things God does for us, and we’re always looking for something else. He gives us a job, we want a larger paycheck. We have a car, but it isn’t that brand new one that just zipped […]
How to Enjoy Reading Your Bible takes something that we all know we need to do, and provides a way to keep it from being part of our Christian To-Do list. Keith Ferrin shares 10 easy steps that allow you to quit looking at reading the Bible as something you have to do, and look […]
In a Three Stooges short, Moe asked Curly if he had locked the door. Curly said he did, twice. Once one way, and once the other way. Though it loses some in the telling, Curly locked, then unlocked the door. While it is funny in that context, have you ever thought about how we do […]
Masculinity has been given a hard way to go. From being maligned to misunderstood, it is often looked down on. Men may not even know what it means to be a man in the Biblical sense. Chris Clevenger seeks to fix that in Sons of Dust, a walk through of God’s creation of man. If […]
We don’t know much about Caleb before he joins with the Israelites. What his life was like before is not recorded in the Bible and, though not vital to our understanding of God’s word, it lends itself to speculation. Cliff Graham did a great job of writing a fictional account of Caleb’s life in Exodus. […]
I don’t think anyone would disagree that there are a lot of problems in the world. A glance at headlines shows violence, hunger, slavery, and many other events that affect people. Nearly all of us would like to do something, but we often consider ourselves unfit to do anything. After all, how would one person […]
Prince Damon feels like he doesn’t fit into kingdom life, and he wonders what he’s good for. However, after meeting a stranger, his life takes a drastic turn, and he learns that he does have value, though he still struggles with personal feelings and relating to others. Dennis K. Hausker tells his story in Kragan. […]
Luke 24:13-35 After the women and Peter had seen the empty tomb, two followers were traveling to Emmaus, about 7 miles away from Jerusalem. The were talking about everything that had happened, and they must have disagreed about something because they started arguing. The subject of debate is tantalizing, but irrelevant. Jesus came up to […]
What you keep in your wallet can reveal what is important to you. Without looking, you can probably name what you carry fairly accurately. However, is what you name off really as important as it first seems? What’s in Your Wallet looks at what we should carry with us each day. Though money and credit […]
