The Power of Listening
Verses from James 1 19 My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,20 for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his...
Pride and Pregnancy
By Ruth Burke The birth of my third child changed my life. It would be nice to follow that statement with some lovely thoughts about what a blessing children are, and how wonderful it is to be mother. While it is true that my children are a blessing and being a mother...
Free Speech
I picked up a copy of the Wall Street Journal on a trip recently. I read an interview with Richard Epstein, by Tunku Varadarajan, entitled “The First Amendment Is for Neo-Nazis, Too” (2017). Epstein, an emeritus law professor who calls himself a “classical liberal,”...
In Response to Charlottesville
By Ruth Burke I had originally written a different post for this week but after the white supremacist march in Charlottesville I knew I had to respond. White supremacy is evil and completely incompatible with the gospel. But that is not what this post is about. As a...
Do Great Things
By Debbie Boyce I opened my computer recently to discover a beautiful photograph on my startup screen, courtesy of Microsoft. The spectacular landscape drew me in. I wanted to know where the photo was taken. It was an aerial view of farmland, with a hot air balloon...
Women are Life-givers
By Debbie Boyce “The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living” (Genesis 3:20). Women are life-givers. What do I mean by that? Not that we can create life - only God can create life. However, humans were designed to do some amazing and...