A Virtuous Wife … Who Can Find?
by Megan Morgan Recently, I was having a discussion with a young lady in college. She was asking me several questions about life in general, and more specifically about marriage. “Is it true that life only gets busier and more hectic after college?” she asked. I responded that there will always be different seasons of life. Some seasons will be busy and hectic, but in whatever season she should keep Christ as the center and try her...
Gregory the Great on Spiritual Theology
by Kevin Hester Gregory I, Bishop of Rome (590-604 C.E.), was perhaps the most important hinge figure between late antiquity and the early medieval period.[1] Though not recognized as a great theologian, his gift was in understanding and expressing earlier exegetical and theological ideas. In this way, Gregory gave a certain “tone” to theology that highlighted images and concepts that would become more important as the medieval period...
Everyone’s A Winner: Raising a Generation of Losers
by Anna McAffee In our world today, there is a governing philosophy to educate youth with the idea that they can do anything they set their mind to do. “Believe, achieve, succeed”—this is what my former alma mater engrained in me as we would repeat this refrain during morning announcements. No one loses, and everyone wins. But is this true? And is it right? Have we created an impossible reality for a fallen creation? Mentally,...
Ancient Mythology, Creation, and Hermeneutics
by Matthew McAffee What is ancient mythology, and why does it matter for biblical interpretation? This question has become an increasingly difficult one for evangelicalism in its attempts at interpreting the narratives of Genesis 1-11. Many within the academy have largely abandoned the notion that the Biblical materials reflect actual historical events. Instead, they argue that these texts represent an Israelite version of the ancient...
ReCreatable: How God Heals the Brokenness of Life
by Nathan Trimble “Our lives may be utterly broken, but they are not irretrievably broken.”[1] This is the message of ReCreatable (Kregal, 2014) by author and pastor, Kevin Scott. Scott is an ordained pastor, who currently serves on the pastoral staff of Stephen Ministries in St. Louis. There he writes, leads project teams, and teaches at workshops and training courses. For six years, he has served as a bi-vocational pastor in...
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