By Cody Glen Barnhart   Most people wouldn’t call me a man. I’m about to be nineteen, so the government sure seems to think I’m man enough to vote or join the military. I also pay taxes, and though I usually choose not to, I have to shave my face or else a poor excuse...

By Zach Barnhart The English language is one of, if not the most, complicated languages in the world, but not because there is a word for every emotion or feeling. Our language tends to do an injustice to words derived from other ancient or historic languages. We suffer from this repercussion at various points in...

By Mathew B. Sims SINGLE LIFE AIN’T ALL FUN AND GAMES We sat across the table to eat and chat. We hadn’t met together in a few months. My wife and his talked about designing their homes, what’s new with the kids, and several other topics that interested them. He and I talked about the...

By Christine Hoover Beginning in Ephesians 4:17, Paul gives his readers instructions that can only be understood in light of what he has laid out previously in the book–that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ, we’ve been sealed with the Holy Spirit as a deposit of the inheritance to come, and...

By Mathew B. Sims Good leadership requires clear communication. Can you imagine a general leading his troops into battle and not giving them clear marching orders? Or the plan of attack? Or intel that would help them be successful completing their mission? When Jesus ascends to reign at the right hand of the Father, he...