By Joy LaPrade I had never heard of Shopkins until Kathryn brought some home from school. They are tiny little plastic figurines, just the right size to fit in a 6-year-old’s hand. They seem to be random household objects with faces on them: a dress, a shoe, even a...
Acts is the historical record of the early life of the church. In this narrative history, we see how the Spirit is taking the gospel through normal, everyday believers to the ends of the earth as Jesus promised. We see the first church-planting churches in Jerusalem...
written by Alex Kneen Come Ye Sinners Come Ye Sinners was written in 1757 by Joseph Hart, a contemporary of Jonathan Edwards. It is easy in contemporary culture to view music solely as a means to express our emotions. This has not always been so. Songs have been used...
Our church loves to sing the Hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way” by William Cowper. I personally love this hymn, (and hymn writer) and want to expound on some of the reasons why. Here is the text before I dive in. God moves in a mysterious wayHis wonders to perform...
While reading the Sunday paper this spring my wife pointed out to me the mixed messages communicated in an advertisement. A large retailer was in large bold print asking the question “what will you give up for Lent” and simultaneously in equally large bold print...
Prayer, one of the most important activities in our Christian life, is a conversa- tion with God; a conversation in which the entire Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) is involved. In Acts 4, we see the apostles gather with their friends...
