Committed to Commission
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat in the world is the church for, or the church in the world for? Is it mostly for gathering…
Letting Go
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs young parents, we dedicated our children to the Lord, not knowing where life would take us and how…
We Walk the Line
Reading Time: 4 minutesNot to be cute or trendy, this question is posed to help us better grasp the privileges and responsibilities…
Here Am I; Send Me
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I was 26 years old, I heard God’s call deep inside me to go and preach the gospel….
Avoiding Holy Huddles
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was thrilled and nervous. At the Washington State Super Sabbath — the first for a long time —…
Necessary Transgressions
Reading Time: 6 minutesA shudder ran through the church the day the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage. Even for…
Closing a Chapter
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe magazine you hold (or read online) completes my eighteenth year as its editor. My first issue was the…
Heart Matters
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe obsessive and exaggerated observance of church system and practice is common in the modern church. Nothing is wrong…
Rejoice!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Early in Scripture, we are commanded to celebrate: “Thou shalt surely rejoice” (Deuteronomy 16:15). The instructions are clear. Israel…
What Were You Thinking, Lord?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter fifty years serving the Church, my wife and I were happily settled into retirement. The last nineteen years…