When we look around at the world and the church, there’s so much work to be done. Sometimes it’s overwhelming, yet we so eagerly want to contribute. When Christina Rossetti felt this way she wrote “Send Me”. Use me, God, in Thy great harvest field, Which stretcheth far and wide like a wide sea; The […]
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Review: God Did Say! by Wes Bredenhof
Thousands of years ago some of the most fateful words in the history of the universe were spoken. “Did God really say….?” Ever since then, these words have been repeated in conversations, public debates, pulpits, and our own hearts. We need to know when to answer, “No, he did not say that,” and when to proclaim, […]
Our Outer Nature Wastes Away
We all know that we are on a journey to decrepitude and death, but at times it hits home very hard. The other day one of my dearest people told me it’s official; her mind is going. She couldn’t even remember the words for it, Alzheimer’s, dementia. Yes, sometimes thinking about the future makes her […]
Review: Show Me Thy Ways by Gertrude Hoeksema
I have just given away our well-used grade 4-6 Bible curriculum, all three years’ worth. It is another bittersweet moment marking the passage of time, and now it seems fitting to reflect on this quality resource. Show Me Thy Ways, for grades 4-6, is an intense Bible curriculum, full of meaty ideas, Bible reading, maps, […]