By J.A. Medders “He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.” Acts 11:24 Growing up I wanted to “be like Mike.” Who didn’t? He was the King of Basketball. I loved watching Jordan, and I loved imitating his dunks on my bedroom door’s Nerf goal. He was my role model...

By Mary Beth Odom Ephesians 5:22-23 A picture, by its very definition is “a visual representation of something.” Its design is to reflect, to point us to something that can be more fully seen, experienced, understood, to something greater. Ephesians 5 reveals God’s beautiful and yet specific design for husbands and wives in the union...

by Candice Watters Consent is a flimsy safeguard against charges of sexual wrongdoing. Judith Grossman’s son learned that the hard way. In the recent Wall Street Journal  article “A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast,” Grossman tells how her roles of mother, feminist and attorney collided when her son texted her “CALL ME. URGENT. NOW.”  Suddenly the sort...

by Drew Griffin “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned like a child.  When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” I Corinthians 13:11 (ESV) Children have a gift, it is undeniable.  Their young minds are free from the constraints of cynicism.  To...

By Jessalyn Hutto “As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful...

By Christine Hoover As a pastor’s wife, I think to myself much too often, “I’m not doing enough.” The needs and opportunities in our church are many and varied, so much so that I can get overwhelmed and confused with how best to give my time and energy outside the home. But it’s not just...