Mar 23, 2017
by Chad Bird Here’s what will happen. Maybe you’ve already been through it. Or maybe you’re living through it right now. I don’t know what will trigger it — I’m no prophet — but I do know, sooner or later, something will. The company you’ve poured your heart and soul into goes belly up. Your spouse slips off her wedding ring, puts it on the counter, and slams...
Feb 22, 2017
By Erin Inabnit What are “Times Like These”? We’ve all heard the sayings — the same sentiments worded slightly differently along the two general themes: self-reliance and depending on God. “In times like these, we need to band together!” “In times like these, you have to rely on God’s strength!” “It’s times like these that make us stronger!” “Its times like...
Feb 22, 2017
by Phil Lawton I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up this morning to the news that one of my friends had died in automobile accident. I was crushed. Not just because a friend was gone, but because it just seemed like one more thing. Lately it seems like the world is falling apart. The news is never joyful. My Facebook feed constantly reminds me that humans...
Feb 22, 2017
By Gordon Lawton These are interesting times. Technology has multiplied so that we can now hold a computer in our hand and carry it in our pocket or purse. There is more power in these hand-held computers (we call them smart phones) than in the computer that was used by the USA to send men to the moon. These are interesting times in which we live. Here in the...
Feb 22, 2017
By Andrew Camenga In times like these… No sooner is the phrase “In times like these” uttered than images, memories, and emotions begin to churn. We reflexively connect the phrase to difficult times, times when life as we know it—no matter what it has been—is becoming painfully and decidedly worse. We could use “in times like these” to talk about normal moments,...
by Nicholas Kersten Director of Education and History (This originally appeared on Nick’s private blog and has been lightly edited for content and length.) As I sit writing, it is technically the last day of 2016, though only just barely.I have spent much of the past two years taking on a job which, by everyone’s admission, was too big for a person to...