“Betrayed!”
Reading Time: 2 minutesby Laurie Crowson “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have…
Come to the Birth
Reading Time: 4 minutesA day of trouble, rebuke, and blasphemy was upon the Israelites as Assyria laid siege to Jerusalem (Isaiah 37:2-4)….
“Three Triumphant Words”
Reading Time: 2 minutesby R. Herbert Most of us know how it feels to finally accomplish something we have…
“The Battle in the Garden”
Reading Time: 3 minutesby Loren Stacy As we approach our annual commemoration of the Lord’s Supper, our minds focus on our…
Good News!
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe English word gospel is of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning “God spell.” It is a rendering of the Greek word…
A Worthy Craving
Reading Time: 3 minutesOlder women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching…
The Baptized Life
Reading Time: 6 minutesI was baptized by my father and another minister in a frigid northern California mountain stream at a campmeeting…
Preparing for the Plunge
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” After saying…
Reflection and Reality
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Bible is a big book — the Book of books. Though its truths are plain and simple in…
“Who Do You Say I Am?”
Reading Time: 6 minutesIf we are to be disciples, shouldn’t we begin by asking just who we will follow? Or more pointedly,…