On January 16, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Cape Canaveral on its 28th mission. For the next 16 days, the seven-member crew conducted more than 80 scientific experiments including fire in microgravity, formation of crystals, and compression of granular materials. “This has been a very successful mission,” space shuttle flight director Leroy Cain said...

  By Greg Gibson In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning our work—idolatry or idleness. This series seeks to encourage us in our work.

By Mark Singleton Not every family is happy-go-lucky 1950’s, white picket fence wielding Cleavers. Many of us come from and have homes that aren’t perfect. This is the reality for blended families. It has been an awkward task to deal with for the church and many others. But blended families are a reality. I was...

  By Greg Gilbert and Sebastian Traeger In life, we spend a great percentage of our waking ours working. And, if we’re honest with ourselves, we often find ourselves either feeling two ways concerning our work—idolatry or idleness. This series seeks to encourage us in our work.

By Rusty Mckie   In my great city of Chattanooga, TN, I regularly see men escaping into the woods. Just outside the city, you’ll see older men traversing the John Muir trail only to wade into a lively river that all at once accepts and attempts to reject him. There in the river he takes...

By Mathew B. Sims The ascension is often the broken wheel on the gospel wagon. If you visit your local Christian bookstore, you’ll often find lots of books on the cross or resurrection, but you’ll find very few that delve into the gold mine of the ascension. However, the ascension is no lone essential for...