COLUMNS
Commission:
“The
Call Nobody Wants”
by Paul G. Cunningham
On the sixth day of waiting, I reached for the ringing phone
and once again asked myself, “Is
this the call that’s
going to change your life?”
The
Deeper Way: “Irreversible
Grace”
by Roderick T. Leupp
Irreversible
grace signifies that God cannot not be a God of grace. Grace
is His nature.
Essay:
“A
Day in the Life of a . . . Pharisee?”
by Gary Sivewright
Do we
really think just giving persons the title of reverend, chaplain,
or pastor makes them spiritual? Would we rather have them
fake spirituality, or can we accept them in all their humanness?
Family
Tree: “A
Day in the Life of One Family”
by Jan Simonson Lanham
As parents, have we provided the foundation our children
need to encounter the events of each day, make good choices,
and continue to seek God’s
face?
Fruit
of the Spirit: “Goodness”
by Kent E. Brower
Goodness
is more than passive, personal piety, a static characteristic
of a colorless Christian. Goodness comes from God.
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Next: “Spiritual
Parents”
by James K. Hampton
How are churches actively ministering to their teens whose
parents are not Christians or choose not to be involved?
Holiness:
“Back
to the Source”
by Gordon J. Thomas
Holiness, like radioactivity, can be highly dangerous if
approached carelessly.
In
the Mirror: “Dying:
The Basics of Life”
by Justine A. Knight
The garden ate better than the family, while our water bill
compared favorably with the national debt. Funny how a garden
cures your nostalgia for the good life.
Metro:
“Spelling
Out Hospitality in the City”
by Fletcher L. Tink
Intercultural neighborly mission within our own cities involves
the subtle cost of a hospitality of openness, flexibility,
adaptation, and time that must be carved out soul to soul.
Portraits:
“Susan
Elliott: Table Talk”
by Dean Nelson
The world became alive to Susan Elliott at a very young age
because of what she heard growing up at her family’s
kitchen table. |
