Job is one of my favorite books in the Bible and is interesting poetically, philosophically and theologically. I’m not a biblical scholar or theologian and have not read all the commentaries and expositions on the meaning of Job, but I know that the questions it wrestles with are the basic questions tripping up millions as a roadblock to faith in God …
A tiger killed a man and terrorized a village nearly 100 years ago. My grandfather, a missionary to India, shot the tiger. Its massive head and hide were preserved and then passed down through our family as a carpet until it landed in the most improbable of places: in a Brahmin priest’s prayer room on the shores of Lake Michigan …
In his late 20s, says Hugh Hollowell, a driven and restless stockbroker, he began reading about the Anabaptists and their Jesus-centered approach to gospel living …
Once it’s built, the Schmidts plan to live comfortably in about 200 square feet of space that will include two lofts on either end of the house. Floor dimensions measure 7 feet by 24 feet, and the roof peaks at 13 and a half feet.
“You’ll walk in the door,” Danae said, describing the floor plans. . . .
They reported on their nine-year assignment in South Africa, which focused on empowering leadership at Bethany Bible School in Mthatha.
It’s a mutually beneficial relationship, said David Reimer, director of Palm Village.
His relationship with the center has given him a glimpse of rare Christian peacemaking seen through indiscriminate caretaking in . . .
