The Fishing is Good

My brother-in-law Tom Sater became an avid fisherman. At his recent funeral, it was recounted how—when he came home—my sister would ask, “How was the

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Influencing Others

Christians have the ability and responsibility to influence the world for good. Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost

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Once Defiled, Now Blessed

In the summer of 1834, a Mr. Nimrod Murphree posted this advertisement in a Nashville, Tennessee, newspaper: “To all Nations, Languages and People, Greeting—Know ye,

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Filthy Rags

The prophet Isaiah offered a prayer of national repentance. In it he declared, “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses

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Our Buildings

“In the beginning, God created…” From the beginning of Scripture we are told that God is creative. However, out of all of God’s material creation,

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