Merry Christmas – 2018

As Amos contends, God hears the cries of the poor, and God’s voice speaking through their pain challenges all of us, but most especially those wielding power and enjoying prosperity, to listen to God’s messages spoken through the voices of the voiceless, homeless, evicted, malnourished, desperate, and hopeless, whether in Appalachian coal country, inner-city Chicago,…

Pianist, poet, author, mother, grandmother and wife of a pastor for over 50 years, Nancy Petrey brings a wealth of experiences from her life with Jesus to her new book, The Honeycomb is Waiting: Poetic Devotionals. Forty devotionals give the reader a guide through Scripture, Nancy’s poetry (and some of her songs!) and pose questions…

John Denver and his guitar gave many of us nostaligic longings for our hometowns. (Country Roads, Take me Home) Dr. David Alan Black recently went home to Hawaii to enjoy some “hang time” in the waves and teach a Greek class locally. He also took some time to drop off a copy of three of…

Grandparent, aunt or uncle, great-grandparent or caring friend. Are there children in your life with whom you have the opportunity to share the wisdom and encouragement of your faith in Jesus Christ? Grandchild: How can we really know God? Granddaddy: We do not have absolute certainty in our religious faith. The Christian faith is essentially…