Barry Corey has written a new important book entitled Love Kindness: Discover the Power of a Forgotten Christian Virtue. Recently, I caught up with Barry to discuss the book. Enjoy! Instead of asking, “what is your book about,” I’m going to ask the question that’s behind that question. And that unspoken question is, “how are readers going to benefit from reading your book?” Barry Corey: First of all, I want to dispel any preconceptions that kindness is the same as... Read more
John Koessler has written a new book called The Radical Pursuit of Rest: Escaping the Productivity Trap. Productivity and rest are two key themes I address quite a bit. So I was interested to see what John had to say about the subject. I caught up with John to talk about his new book. Enjoy! Instead of asking, “what is your book about,” I’m going to ask the question that’s behind that question. And that unspoken question is, “how are... Read more
The following is a guest post by Richard Jacobson. Enjoy! — Through a very tragic circumstance, I was reminded of what good friends look like. My mom died just a few months ago. It was very sudden and quite unexpected. Our family was truly devastated and our friends were incredibly saddened. Almost everyone we knew extended words of sympathy. And their condolences always ended with the same offer: “If you or your family need anything, let us know.” I don’t... Read more
In my study of Acts for my upcoming revision and expansion of The Untold Story of the New Testament Church (which will be retitled), I was eager to get my hands on J.B. Lightfoot’s commentary on Acts. The commentary is beautifully put together, and Lightfoot’s material on the travels mentioned in Acts is worth the price of admission. Greater still, Lightfoot’s ability to weave Greek texts in shedding light on the book of Acts is both exciting and illuminating. I’ll... Read more
The following is a guest post by Kevin Ruffcorn. Enjoy! — The stoplight turns red. You brake to a stop. There in the median, next to your window is a shabbily dressed man. He has stringy hair and a week’s growth of beard. The cardboard sign that he’s holding reads, “Need help. Hungry, Homeless Veteran. God bless.” What do you do? Guilt or Regret You look away and drive off as soon as the light changes. Suddenly you are filled... Read more
The following post was written by Daniel Passini. Enjoy! — Stewardship is often thought of in terms of only finances with little regard for anything else. There is often little thought on how we spend our limited resource of minutes and hours each day. What if stewardship isn’t just about money but encompassed how we managed our time as well? I can’t tell you how many times I hear people complain that they don’t have any time to do what... Read more
I posted the following problem on my Facebook wall. If you don’t have an answer to it, please share the link to this post with someone whom you regard to have a deep spiritual walk and insight into the Scriptures and kindly ask them to post their answer in the comments. It would surely benefit the body of Christ. — Very often in the experience of a believer, God answers a prayer *temporarily*. Then the answer is overturned. Examples. A... Read more
The following is a guest post by Lee Wilkerson. — Some years ago, when my son was around 10 years old, he brought home a library book about bees. For some time I was treated to pictures and facts about bees, and that was that- for about 6 months. Then, out of nowhere came the announcement, “Dad, I’d like to get some bees.” I nodded with a casual shrug, “Sure.” About 10 seconds later came the realization that I, the... Read more
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