Category: Columns

April 19, 2017

Faith, Hope, and Joy in the Promise of Resurrection

by Thomas Prachar With the celebration of another Easter morning, we boldly confess in the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe…in the resurrection of the body.” In the Nicene Creed we confess: “And the third day He [Jesus] rose again according to the Scriptures…and I look for…

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April 12, 2017

Missing Jesus

by Mathew Block If anyone should have understood Jesus, it was Judas. A disciple of the Lord, He had heard the teachings and seen the miracles. But on the night he betrays Jesus, we see how little he truly knew Him. We read that Judas…

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March 30, 2017

Beauty and the Beast: Fairy tales, morality, and making all things new

by Ted Giese Bill Condon’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast  starring Emma Watson is a live-action version of the 1991 Disney musical animated fairy tale of the same name. It’s the story of a spoiled vain prince cursed by an enchantress to live his…

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March 16, 2017

God’s special care

by Paul Zabel In one of the spare bedrooms of my parents’ home hangs a very beautiful and thought-provoking picture: an image of a guardian angel walking beside and hovering over a little boy and girl as they are crossing a footbridge over a ravine….

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March 9, 2017

Is The Shack Worth the Trip?

by Ted Giese Occasionally a product hits the market after interest has peaked and people have moved on. Stuart Hazeldine’s film adaption of the popular 2007 novel The Shack by Canadian author William P. Young may be this kind of product. The opening weekend box…

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March 1, 2017

Rooted in Scripture

by Thomas Prachar One of my earliest memories from childhood is being tucked in my bed with my mother sitting next to me reading a Bible story before I went off to sleep. I know that those stories made an impression on me. I distinctly…

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