by Roger Thomas | Jan 16, 2003 | Opinion
Retirement is anything but blissful for Schmidt. First, he faces boredom, then tragedy. Finally, he takes control, and he hits the road in his RV. This “road picture” focuses on Schmidt as he travels across country hoping to discover or manufacture a...
by Barry Howard | Jan 16, 2003 | Opinion
The Psalms have often been called the hymnal of the Old Testament. This collection of Hebrew poetry contains 150 entries that include liturgical expressions of worship, capsules of Hebrew history, honest prayers and disturbing exclamations of lament. A regular...
by Marv Knox | Jan 16, 2003 | Opinion
Our family is not “of one accord,” to use the King James Bible’s phrase for seeing things eye-to-eye. The topic is looks; the subject is young men. We can look at the same guy, but we use different words to describe him. Inevitably, when I say,...
by Bill Ireland | Jan 15, 2003 | Opinion
The Great Worship Awakening is a helpful addition to the conversation about worship. Church leaders attempting to bring about healthy change in worship would do well to work through this book as a group and utilize the available study guide. In making that...
by Karen Zurheide | Jan 15, 2003 | Opinion
I hope I am teaching my children to care enough about others—and themselves—to live below their means, to use less than they could, to generously share what they have. Before returning to school from the holiday break, my 14-year-old daughter decided to do something...
by Michael Helms | Jan 14, 2003 | Opinion
What lies ahead for our world in 2003? More suffering. I’m sure of it. But I’m not a pessimist because I believe God will continue to supply us with sprinklings of hope. They will swell within a people who continue to look for a kingdom that reflects the...
