Category: Feature Stories
The Lord is Near: A Tribute to My Mother
by M.L. Smith “The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18 Grief is a road no one chooses, yet in this fallen world, it is a path we must all tread. There are no words that can…
Loneliness in the Body of Christ
by Jonathan Kraemer All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? — Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles Where can the lonely, those who do not have adequate social connections, find belonging? If you were…
The Sign of Jonah
by Joel D. Heck “But [Jesus] answered them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah” — Matthew 12:39 During my days as a university instructor in theology, I…
God’s Plans (Not Ours)
by Joel D. Heck One of the key figures from secular history, whose role in the crucifixion of Jesus is recorded in the Gospels, the only Gentile whose name appears in two of the three ecumenical creeds, is Pontius Pilate. The Gospels present Pilate as…
Still Confessing Jesus: Reflecting on our Faith 1700 years after the First Council of Nicaea
by Richard A. Beinert This year, we celebrate a milestone within Christian history: the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea. I’m going to guess that many of you reading this will respond with a puzzled look and the question: “The First Council…
Sharing His Story: Yesterday’s Blessings for Today and Tomorrow
by Mathew Block Many years ago, I was reading the story of the martyrdom of Polycarp, an early Christian bishop who was arrested in his old age. Asked to recant his faith in Christ under threat of death, Polycarp replied: “Eighty-six years have I served…
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