Shadows of Things to Come

The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God' (Luke 1:35).In Charles Dickens' classic sto...

Mentors in the Faith

The record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1).The Book of Matthew begins most inauspiciously—with a genealogy, a list of names. The list, though scarcely read by most, serves as an i...

‘Nones’ Get Campus Funds

People with no religious affiliation ("nones") are dramatically changing the nature of campus life. According to Kimberly Winston of Religion News Service, an organization of student nonbelievers is to receive ...

Youth Group Devo: Out with the Old

Transitioning from one year to the next gives us a great opportunity to step back and evaluate where we've been and where we may be going. In the first of two year-end youth group devos, our Bible guru helps yo...

Interviewing Your Daughter’s Date

Dennis Rainey and Lawrence KimbroughFamilyLife Publishing, 2012, 82 pp., $9.99Dad's, I have a gift for you; and it's not even Father's Day. Dennis Rainey's Interviewing Your Daughter's Date gives you a 30-...

Healthy Attraction

In a popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," a group of friends moves from one sexual partner to the next in an open pursuit of a good time. It is made abundantly clear that two of the characters have zero desi...