By Joey Cochran Men are leaders. As leaders they need to be exceptional exegetes, because exegesis is at the heart of leadership. According to the Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, exegesis means both “to lead” or “to explain” (203). The dictionary clearly points out: “In biblical literature it is always used in the...

(Editor’s note: The following article is part of a four part series adapted from pastor John Kimbell’s sermon delivered June 29, 2014. In the first half of the sermon, what will be parts 1 and 2 of this series, Kimbell preached directly to the children, which is clear from what follows. We retained the second...

By Rondi Lauterbach No one told me that when I had a baby that not only would I not have time to read my bible, but I wouldn’t have time to eat either. No one told me that. They didn’t tell me how hungry I’d be either. Feeding two takes a lot of calories. Food...

By Rondi Lauterbach Starved.  That’s how I felt as I walked in the door at 5:30.  I dumped my purse onto the kitchen table, dropped books, parcels, and the dry cleaning into a chair, and headed for the pantry.  Dinner simmered away in a crock pot, filling the house with the smell of teriyaki chicken,...

  By Rondi Lauterbach The wedding was beautiful, but the reception was over the top. I was refilling my plate with baked brie when I noticed the full menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu Salmon Standing Rib Roast Spinach Risotto Scalloped Potatoes Caprese Salad Right then three waiters marched past carrying silver trays loaded with assorted petit...