What Bear Grylls Thinks of Prayer
I was about sixteen when I remember praying one of my first real prayers. I didn’t grow up going to church, but I’d always had faith. Then my godfather, who was like a second dad to me, died and I …
Eugene Peterson answers- What is the main storyline of the Bible?
Eugene Peterson explains the main storyline of the Bible- “Incarnation. Jesus. But that incarnation has to be set in the context of the whole Bible. That’s the focus. The biggest heresies that have messed up the church have been gnostic, which eliminates …
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5 Yiddish Words for Christians
Congratulations, you speak Yiddish! Well, maybe not fully, but the odds are good that you’ve spoken it before, maybe without even realizing it. English is sprinkled with Yiddish phrases. (Quick Yiddish vs Jewish explanation). Go to Einstein’s Bagels, and you …
An author pauses to talk candidly offline, and here is what he said…
It was an amazing morning in September. Kevin Butcher, author of Choose and Choose Again arrived early for sound check in the chapel. He was here to speak with Tyndale employees, and his topic was what makes his hear burst–the …
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Be a Light in the Darkness
If not you, who? If not now, when? This was the challenge answered by Stephen Foreman and his wife, Emily, when they traded in their American white picket fence for a giant, dusty sandbox as missionaries in the deserts of …
Adults Run the Church, but Young People Fill the Bible . . .
At church every week, we see lots of adults leading everything from preaching and worship to Sunday school and youth group. It often makes us think that the Bible is full of adults too. That it’s a book for adults, …
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Choosing to Trust
Recently I was asked the question, “If you could invite any Bible character to have dinner with you, who would you choose?” I didn’t hesitate, but immediately responded, “Ruth, the Moabite.” Early in my journey with the Lord, I was …