Teach Them to Sing
by Rebekah Talbot Alabama summers: hot, humid days where there’s little left to do than to sit under a fan, staring at the heat waves hovering over the sizzling pavement. By the time night fell, this curly-headed girl and her sisters were stir crazy to say the least. These were times when my wise mother would sit down at our antique, upright piano and pull out her childhood hymnal. We’d hear the melody from a distant room, and one by...
How to Give (and Receive) Godly Counsel
by Sarah J. Bracey One of my favorite service opportunities is to help out with the 2-3 year olds in the nursery at church. Never a dull moment with these little ones! I love to talk with them each week about God and put together some craft or coloring page that goes along with our lesson. Don’t let the glue sticks and safety scissors fool you. Sometimes these crafts can actually be quite complicated and require some skilled hands to...
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,...
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