Every church needs people to take the lead in serving the practical needs of the congregation. In Gospel Training for Deacons: Equipping Servant Leaders, Robert H. Thune helps to prepare and equip deacons to serve the church well. He is intentional about training deacons by grounding them in the gospel of grace and giving them the tools and biblical direction they need to take on their role...
I live a short distance from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. My husband and I flew through Reagan in mid-January. Two weeks later, on January 29, 2025, a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet–the latter was just minutes away from landing. The collision sent 67 souls into the icy waters of the Potomac River. No one survived. This horrific...
Every Friday, a curated batch of the “Funniest Parent Tweets of the Week” is published online. Reading these quips from parents is part of my Friday routine. These funny, sometimes ridiculous, thoughts from parents—about themselves or about their kids—help me to not take myself and my own mishaps so seriously. For example, “My wife and I didn’t renew our vows, but we did solve our third grader’s...
Do you ever wonder what Jesus thought when he entered Jerusalem to the shouts of “Hosanna!” and “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:38a)? He knew the hearts of the people in the crowd. They were looking for an earthly king to free them from the bondage of Rome. They loved the miracles he performed, but not the miracle Maker. Jesus was not fooled by their enthusiasm...
The book of Job is an agonizing journey through the suffering of a godly man. We listen to his heart-wrenching thoughts and prayers and feel his confusion. Each person inevitably reads this story out of their own experience with disappointment and suffering. What is God up to? Why is this happening? Does he even care how we hurt? In Job: Where Is God in My Suffering?, Marc Davis guides readers to...
