Love restored By: Josh Clevenger 1 Corinthians 13:13New Living Translation (NLT) Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. We hear about the importance and significance of love all
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Jesus Inside : A Preview
A preview of my new book Jesus Inside A Prison Minister’s Memoir and Training Manual is available courtesy createspace.com https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1185674
Read moreWill it cost us to be a disciple in our church?
I bristled as I processed his comment, “I find Americans to be naïve. Especially American Christians.” My seasoned Israeli tour guide smiled at my shocked expression. “You Americans believe you’re entitled to life, liberty and the
Read moreBeing a Mentor
Something happened in the 20th century, and it seems to be gaining momentum as we enter the 21st. We’ve somehow forgotten how to be mentors. Now, I’m no expert in the field of education, but
Read moreWhat Love Is And What We Should Do About It
No thanks, Hollywood. I’ll get my definition of love somewhere else. In a culture already rife with human trafficking and pornography addiction (much of it violent), we don’t need an ought-to-be-X-rated film to try to
Read moreMoving and Bridge-Building
Missionaries move a lot. Our three-year-old Giant tagged along as we traveled from place to place. To place. From his home in smalltown Poland to a missionary-house in South Carolina where his sister (Bean) joined
Read moreCome to Me
A friend of mine, good solid stand up guy, was disturbed because a homosexual man took communion at his church. He deemed the man unworthy of the Lord’s table because of the man’s lifestyle. I
Read moreThe Day After
I’d like to think that America wasn’t always dividing by party affiliation, but I suspect what’s happening in our country today is nothing new. Or, I should say, what happened yesterday is nothing new.
Read moreLet No One Despise Your Youth
Sandy Kirby Quandt Of ten times children and teens are treated as if they are unimportant to the work of God’s Kingdom. In 1 Timothy 4:12, the Apostle Paul told Timothy not to let anyone
Read moreTo Tattoo or not to Tattoo
I have ink. My wife has ink. Our youngest daughter has outrageous ink. We are not circus folk. I could argue that personal body ink has, or at least ought to have meaning. Mine all
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