A friend recently encountered the experience everyone dreads: The restaurant where she ate lunch declined her card. When she checked her account, she discovered her accounts had been emptied.
Photos of two smiling young adults — one a TV news reporter and the other a cameraman — showed two people who appeared to be vibrantly alive. The headline above their pictures told something different: “Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview.”
I misspoke in one of my recent sermons. I know. You’re not surprised that a preacher flubbed up. You’re only surprised that said preacher would admit it!
In biblical times, hospitality meant to entertain or receive a stranger into one’s home as an honored guest and to provide the guest with food, shelter and protection.
Sometimes resolution and healing cannot be reached. We believe that all things are possible with God's grace, but the human heart can close itself off from love and forgiveness and choose anger and brokenness.
For many students, Labor Day only represents the end of summer fun and the beginning of school, rather than a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers