The Joy Of Being Weak: Saying Goodbye To Pearl Joy Brown
Pearl Joy Brown never uttered a word. But her life spoke volumes.
Something about Pearl touched us all. She could not speak. Or walk. Or do much. Her life was very small. But in that one moment, in that training room, we caught a glimpse of the image of God in her face. Since that day, people all over the world have heard about Pearl. They learned... Continue Reading
Renowned Christian Scholar Carl Trueman to Join Grove City College Faculty
Grove City College announced that Carl R. Trueman, one of America’s foremost Christian voices and an accomplished church historian, will join the faculty in the fall.
“Grove City College has enjoyed great success in its ability to attract leading Christian scholars like Dr. Trueman to its ranks, enhancing academic excellence and the Christ-centered learning and living environment we offer our students.” McNulty said. “Grove City College’s exclusive focus on undergraduate education is very appealing,” Trueman said. He is looking forward to... Continue Reading
Southwest Pilot Hailed As Hero: ‘God Is Good’
After successfully landing her damaged plane Southwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults texted a longtime friend: “God is good.”
After graduating from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan., in 1983, Shults joined the U.S. Navy in 1985. She was one of the first female fighter pilots in the Navy, which didn’t allow women to fly in combat until a few months after Shults left active duty, in 1993. But she participated in training missions... Continue Reading
Attending Corporate Worship
Four important reasons Christians ought to attend the Lord’s Day gathering.
When we strangers and aliens gather as brothers and sisters under the banner of the gospel, we are rehearsing that glorious day when we will know as we are known, when our sin is vanquished and our Christian fellowship is fully enjoyed. As such, going to church is perhaps the most heavenly thing you can... Continue Reading
What ‘Mommy Wars’ Means on the Mission Field
I was a casual bystander in the US culture’s so-called “mommy wars” until I became a mother.
In my experience, communicating the effect of sin on God’s perfect creation actually brings moms relief. They see their own inability to stop unfortunate events—natural disasters, drunk drivers, epidemics, and so on. The Holy Spirit uses that realization to reveal their hopelessness and lack of peace apart from Christ. I was not a mother... Continue Reading
What I Would Have Done Differently
Billy Graham's regrets, in his own words.
“Graham’s most distressing embarrassment also concerned a president, his close friend Richard Nixon. Listening to tapes of Nixon’s dark side shocked Graham and permanently changed his relationship with politicians.” For all of Billy Graham’s remarkable accomplishments, he made his share of mistakes. These mistakes might have harmed his ministry if not for Graham’s willingness... Continue Reading
Christian Missionary Waterboarded by ISIS in Prison, Led 40 to Christ
Czech missionary Petr Jasek endured a 14-month imprisonment in Sudan where he was tortured by fellow cellmates. Jesus supernaturally imparted peace during his confinement and he became a bold witness.
Then Jasek was moved to another prison where conditions were even worse. “We were squeezed in a small room — 15 by 18 feet. There were sometimes 40 of us. That was the situation and I was able to lead 40 Eritrean refugees to Christ,” he said. “It was like new revelation for me. I... Continue Reading
Ambrose of Milan
One of the most talented bishop of the early church.
Only one name is more associated with Ambrose than Theodosius’s, and only one student outshined this teacher: Augustine. The skeptical professor of rhetoric had gone to Milan in 384 to hear the bishop’s famous allegorical preaching. By the time he left four years later, he had been baptized by Ambrose and given a philosophical basis... Continue Reading
I Was A Disney Princess, I Had An Abortion, And It Almost Ruined My Life
Recently, Planned Parenthood tweeted, ‘We Need a Disney Princess Who Had an Abortion.’ No, we do not.
On Monday, I got up and went to work. I wondered if anyone would notice that I had been crying all weekend. I put on my costume. I worked hard to put my eye makeup on to cover the tear stains. I fixed my hair, brushed on my blush, applied lipstick, and tried to smile... Continue Reading
Macrina the Younger – The Fourth Cappadocian
Basil’s and Gregory of Nyssa’s sister Macrina is less known, in spite of the powerful influence she exercised on her whole family.
Macrina’s enthusiasm for an ascetic life was contagious. When her mother transferred the family to their estate in Annisa, Pontus (on the southern coast of the Black Sea), Macrina persuaded her to turn the place into a religious community. There, the family and some like-minded people lived together, devoting their time to prayer, service to... Continue Reading
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