Articles

Article Love Wins, But What About Hell?
- By Randy Horick
- Posted on May 13th, 2011
Rob Bell’s book about hell has drawn a lot of heat in the last couple months. Bell, pastor of the three-thousand-member Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, is a…
Article Prayers for Memorial Day
- By Carl L. Schenck
- Posted on May 12th, 2011
Call to Worship We gather on a somber holiday.We remember with sadness those we have loved and lost.Let us not glorify the conflicts and violence that tear our loved ones from…
Article Sermon: Freedom, Love, and Pain
- By Carl L. Schenck
- Posted on May 12th, 2011
Preaching on Memorial Day weekend is difficult for preachers. A good many of those who attend American worship come with the expectation that the service will, in some way, focus…
Article Checking Our Facts
- By Josh Tinley
- Posted on May 12th, 2011
Last week millions of people responded to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death by reaching for their laptops or phones. Facebook walls and Twitter feeds were inundated by…
Article Songs Children Should Know
- By Robin Knowles Wallace
- Posted on May 12th, 2011
To pass Christianity on to the next generation, we tell Bible stories, speak about faith, and teach children how to worship. This last includes teaching them to pray and praise…
Article Giving Kids a View of the World
- By Kristen Welch
- Posted on May 11th, 2011
In the spring of 2010, I traveled to Africa with Compassion International to blog about their relief efforts. I went to change the world. Instead, it rocked mine. I saw Jesus in…