Articles: 467
Practical reflections on following Jesus in everyday choices, work, and relationships.
Part 1 For Alice, life is exasperating. Each day feels like an endless grind. She loves her family, but in her heart, she questions if what she is working so hard to accomplish makes any difference at all. She didn’t…
A wonderful thing about being a Christian is anticipating the day when we feast our eyes on the magnificent beauty of our God. Quite likely, we have all created mental pictures of what we think God might look like,…
It's incredible to me to see how God uses His people throughout history to bring glory to His name. He uses the weak things to confound the wise; the base things to bring to nothing the wisdom of earthly wise men. God…
What do we think about when we think of the term ‘church’? We live in a day when there are many and varied churches. If one church doesn’t suit you, there are others to choose from. While some churches encourage their…
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter (John 10:22). As the maddening winds howl about him, man turns his collar to the cold and damp. Little praise arises for the season that greets him…
Dirk scanned the sanctuary, trying to be discreet and yet utterly failing as he twisted and turned in his seat. He was intent on locating Brother Silas before the service began. Every Sunday morning, he would crane his…
A Christ-centered Courtship is a series of messages on godly courtship preached by Paul Hershberger. He preached these messages several times at different locations over the last ten years. Recently, we had them…
“So, what brings you in today?” I asked Ben, a 40-year-old man who was sitting across from me. “Well,” he answered. “I have a few different symptoms. The biggest one is that I am always tired, but I’ve also been gaining…
A few years ago, I was wallowing in emotional and physical burnout, trying to adjust to life outside of the African village we had called home for eight years. Depression and fear were a regular part of my life. As I…
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath…
Autumn. That time of year when it seems that all of creation, at least in the northern climes, puts on one final show of beauty and splendor that reflects the glory and majesty of the Creator God. One by one the last…
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake…
It was February 22, 2016, when our family stepped off the airplane in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. I was excited. When I was converted, I told God I would go where He wanted me to go and say what He wanted me to say. Now here…
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Glory Be to the…
“Time to go!” Mom called up the stairs to the girls. Twelve-year-old Angela sighed and picked up her black and white striped backpack. They were going on a trip to Ohio. Their family was planning to move to Ohio, and…
The way you keep your house, the way you organize your time, the care you take in personal appearance, the things you spend your money on, all speak loudly about what you believe. The beauty of God’s peace shines out of…
Maybe some of our readers would say that this question isn’t necessary. Some would say that the answer is yes, while others would say that it is no. Some have assumed that because certain products have been used by evil…
For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who…
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water –Hebrews 10:22 Imagine with me what it would be like to be blind.…
Greetings of Christian love to one and all. In this issue of the magazine (Summer 2023)… The Church History article focuses on Bible prophecy pertaining to the end times and some various ways that over the years certain…
Jesus, upon His ascension back into His heavenly home, gave a final directive to His disciples, both to those physically present as He disappeared into the clouds, and to the myriad of believers who would come to know…
Freedom, or bondage—which will it be? Or are they the same; can someone see? People love things that money can buy, They trade their lives, with no reason why. The bills pile up for comforts and ease; “What about our…
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