September October 2020

On Mission . . . In Portugal

The Igreja de Deus do Sétimo Dia de Portugal (ID7DP, or Church of God of the Seventh Day of…

Let Justice Roll

February 23, 2020: An unarmed 25-year-old man in Georgia ran past a house in the middle of the day,…

Becoming Conformed

Do you remember your first memory verse? I do. Dorothy Keim taught it to me at a church convention…

Repairing the Breach

Previously in this column I wrote about the collapse in 1967 of the Silver Bridge, connecting Point Pleasant, West…

From Water, Wine

With a sincere gust of breath, I blew out the candles on my birthday cake. As seven gave way…

Following God’s Dream

“I don’t know exactly what I want to do,” Tricia said to her friend and prayer partner, Susan. “I’ve…

Becoming Through Suffering

Suffering, loss, grief, and death are all part of this fallen world. No one is immune; believers and non-believers…

Hey God. Hey John.

Me: Hey God. God: Hello. Me: I’m falling apart. Can you put me back…

Streams in the Wasteland

Sometimes I catch myself looking at an old picture of my mother holding me as a baby. A proud,…

Is Righteousness a status or process?

Does being made righteous refer to a status or a process? The short answer is both