Author Archives: Editorial Team

It is so easy to let things overcome us. Even our problems can become idols to us. We can get to the place where they take the place of our love for God. Lois K. Blanchard pictures Christ as still … Continue reading →

Peter, the believer, hears from God. Cornelius, the non-believer, feels God is drawing him. God puts the two of them together, and lives are changed. Cornelius becomes the first Gentile convert to the faith, and brings with him his entourage … Continue reading →

In the Christian life, we are so often weighed down by our own selfish desires, petty ambitions, amusements or attractions which are temporal instead of eternal. We focus on the skin of the person next to us rather than the … Continue reading →

If you think about it, God’s call on Abraham’s life was a pretty scary thing. I mean, Abraham was no spring chicken when God spoke to him about leaving! He was 75 years old! When was the last time you … Continue reading →

A popular message is influencing many Christians today. It’s often called the prosperity gospel, because it claims to give believers good news: If they just have enough faith, they can get the kind of lives they want from God, including good … Continue reading →

Imagine the days when rainbows first appeared.  Picture Noah’s wife and family, as they gazed at the great expanse of the sky.  Did they feel as though they were looking into the face of God? How assuring it must have … Continue reading →

We like to think of God as some kind of Father Christmas character in the sky. We like to hear about His love and mercy, but the idea of a God who hates sin and will judge us for doing wrong … Continue reading →

You’ve heard of cheap grace. But have you heard of cheap worship? “Cheap grace,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer says, “is grace without discipleship,” grace without cost, without taking up our cross. In Bonhoeffer’s own life, the cost of discipleship was very high. … Continue reading →