Recent Articles

• Standing in the Crossroads
  Chris Strevel : August 24, 2008
  All is not quiet on the western front. In fact, the west no longer has a front. Whether one surveys the once-proud citadel of western culture or the battlefield outside the gates, the scene is bleak. Short of a miracle of biblical proportions, I do not think there will be a dawn. Consider that...
• The Twenty-One Club
  Chris Strevel : July 27, 2008
  A lie has settled over our society like the pallor of approaching death, a lie of such proportions that it is doubtful whether we shall recover. It is not a political conspiracy, economic fraud, or evolutionary myth. If only the roots of this lie were as easy to expose and pull up. This lie mak...
• Streams of Kindness
  Chris Strevel : June 22, 2008
  The kindnesses cascade through my mind like a mountain stream. I remember my sweet, first-grade teacher giving me a hug for reading a story well. Mrs. Cornelius, my old and stooped fifth grade teacher, stood up to me, kept me in from recess, and told me in her raspy voice that if I would not tal...
• Nearby Father
  Chris Strevel : June 15, 2008
  I learned my first lessons about my heavenly Father from my earthly father. He was affectionate, willing to give and receive physical love. He provided, working odd jobs like cutting grass and loading delivery trucks in order to supplement his often-meager income. He was engaged: talking, laugh...
• Children and Church
  Chris Strevel : June 08, 2008
  The colorful signs announcing children’s summer programs are springing up. With titles like, “Adventure Island” and “The Great Quest,” children are sure to have a variety of fun-filled options. I am appreciative of the concern that churches demonstrate toward their younger members. Our Savior s...
• First Things
  Chris Strevel : May 25, 2008
  Everyone wants answers, solutions to the myriads of political, economic, domestic, and foreign conundrums that each day sap a little more of our lingering life. My guess is that whoever shouts “I can change things” the loudest and with the whitest smile will gain political power later this year. ...
• Crawling to Jesus
  Chris Strevel : May 04, 2008
  I often recognize myself in those unnamed miserables with whom Jesus came into contact in his earthly ministry: the blind, the lepers, the lame, the prostitutes, and the otherwise socially outcast. In each of these encounters, I see my fallen condition portrayed: sick, filthy, helpless, despairin...
• Fulcrum
  Chris Strevel : April 13, 2008
  Many Scriptures instruct us to think of heaven, to live in terms of heaven, to make heaven our earthly pursuit as much as our eternal goal. A few choice morsels come to mind. “Our citizenship is in heaven.” “Set your mind on things above.” “To depart and be with Christ is better by far.” Thes...
• The Church on the Corner
  Chris Strevel : March 30, 2008
  Think with me for a moment of the number of churches you pass by on any given day. Each one stands in its particular corner of the Lord’s vineyard, struggles with its own sins, and confronts evil with the grace and power of Jesus Christ. I often think of the pastor of the little church down the ...
• When Rome Is Burning
  Chris Strevel : March 16, 2008
  The year is 54 A.D. Claudius has just died: whether from natural causes or poison is uncertain. The Empire experiences its typical convulsions during the transition from one emperor to the next. Whom will the Imperial Guard support? It had almost singlehandedly brought Claudius to power when, ...

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