Perspective Accidental Pagans The greatest Christmas card ever bestowed upon me had gilded edges, dazzling red and green accents, and the following message: Read more Ellen ... Beyond the Mirror By the time you read this article, the manuscript for my new book, Ellen White for Teens, will be resting in the capable editorial hands of Pacific Press. I hope. In the meantime, however, I am immersed in the Spirit of Prophecy. The book seeks to... Read more Belonging Jim and Harold stood chatting on either side of the fence between their adjoining yards. They’d been best friends forever, and this was where small talk occasionally drifted into deeper waters. Today was no exception. Read more Twice Thankful Of all our holidays, perhaps none retains spiritual meaning amid the secularization of society like Thanksgiving. Less spoiled by commercialism and selfishness, Thanksgiving brings out the best in our faltering national spirit. Families gather for... Read more Joy Is a Core Character Quality Is joy a questionable amusement or a quality of character that facilitates revival and reformation? Last month we recognized joy at the core of the fruit of the Spirit, along with love and peace. Now let’s witness how the joy of the Lord offers st... Read more I'm Offended, Part 2 I once used social media to ask my colleagues to share with me some of their craziest stories of offended members. They did not disappoint. Read more Silence The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. — Habakkuk 2:20 Read more Distraction “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” — Winston Churchill Read more Spirit-Filled Joy Generates Revival Since “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace ...” (Gal. 5:22), joy is both an indicator and a vindicator of genuine revival and reformation. Read more Ten Free Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor ... Without Making It Awkward Next month is the 20th annual Pastor Appreciation Month. Lists, like this one, show up this time of year to guilt generous parishioners into forking over vacations, cars and new wardrobes to their pastors in order to affirm their calling. Read more Ditches On an idyllic late spring afternoon, a friend and I cruised a curving country road in his convertible. These were the halcyon days of fuel prices, so the throaty throb of the big V-8 gulping gallons of gas dampened our enthusiasm not one iota. Col... Read more I'm Offended, Part 1 My wife recently gave birth to our third child, and one of the many questions we have as we watch her grow is what her personality will be like. Both our eldest and our newly crowned middle child are distinct in approaches to life — yet there is o... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Current page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Accidental Pagans The greatest Christmas card ever bestowed upon me had gilded edges, dazzling red and green accents, and the following message: Read more
Ellen ... Beyond the Mirror By the time you read this article, the manuscript for my new book, Ellen White for Teens, will be resting in the capable editorial hands of Pacific Press. I hope. In the meantime, however, I am immersed in the Spirit of Prophecy. The book seeks to... Read more
Belonging Jim and Harold stood chatting on either side of the fence between their adjoining yards. They’d been best friends forever, and this was where small talk occasionally drifted into deeper waters. Today was no exception. Read more
Twice Thankful Of all our holidays, perhaps none retains spiritual meaning amid the secularization of society like Thanksgiving. Less spoiled by commercialism and selfishness, Thanksgiving brings out the best in our faltering national spirit. Families gather for... Read more
Joy Is a Core Character Quality Is joy a questionable amusement or a quality of character that facilitates revival and reformation? Last month we recognized joy at the core of the fruit of the Spirit, along with love and peace. Now let’s witness how the joy of the Lord offers st... Read more
I'm Offended, Part 2 I once used social media to ask my colleagues to share with me some of their craziest stories of offended members. They did not disappoint. Read more
Silence The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. — Habakkuk 2:20 Read more
Distraction “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” — Winston Churchill Read more
Spirit-Filled Joy Generates Revival Since “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace ...” (Gal. 5:22), joy is both an indicator and a vindicator of genuine revival and reformation. Read more
Ten Free Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor ... Without Making It Awkward Next month is the 20th annual Pastor Appreciation Month. Lists, like this one, show up this time of year to guilt generous parishioners into forking over vacations, cars and new wardrobes to their pastors in order to affirm their calling. Read more
Ditches On an idyllic late spring afternoon, a friend and I cruised a curving country road in his convertible. These were the halcyon days of fuel prices, so the throaty throb of the big V-8 gulping gallons of gas dampened our enthusiasm not one iota. Col... Read more
I'm Offended, Part 1 My wife recently gave birth to our third child, and one of the many questions we have as we watch her grow is what her personality will be like. Both our eldest and our newly crowned middle child are distinct in approaches to life — yet there is o... Read more
