A Righteous Branch (12-9-18 Formations)
Jerusalem was facing ruin, God's Temple was about to be destroyed, the land could hardly be described as “promised,” and the majority of the Jews were
God’s Deliverance (12-2-18 Formations)
I delight in the Christmas season, the music, decorations, parties and special church services. But my greatest joy comes from the incomparable event of our Savior's
Christmas, Cash & Cooperation
One aspect of simplifying the holidays is making it through without wrecking your budget or going into debt when the bills start arriving in the mail. But, what about after Christmas?
Ruth and Boaz Marry (11-25-18 Formations)
Life is a journey of choices. You cannot control what life places before you every day, but you can decide if you will trust God, live
Close Encounters of the God Kind: Scalzi, Others Mix Religion in Science Fiction
CHICAGO (RNS) — At his appearance in late October at the American Writers Museum in Chicago, best-selling author, newspaper columnist and social media maven John Scalzi tossed a 10-sided die to determine what he would speak about that evening. Sometimes it's explaining the meaning of life.
Before the TV Hit ‘God Friended Me,’ There Were Two Friends Fascinated with Faith
(RNS) — When the creators of CBS’s new, surprise hit TV show “God Friended Me” set out to create a series with religious ideas at
Christian Author Lysa TerKeurst Faces Her Greatest Fears
(RNS) — From the outside, it seemed like Lysa TerKeurst had it all, founding a successful Christian nonprofit, a popular speaker and author.
Then, about two years
Ruth’s Boldness (11-18-18 Formations)
Today's passage is a beautiful story about the impossible becoming possible, nothing like the powerful image of Moses before God on Mt. Sinai, but stunning as
A TV God for the Age of Anxiety
(RNS) — Even in our present “golden age” of television, with the number of scripted programs on network, cable and streaming channels expected to top 500 this year,
Boaz’s Kindness (11-11-18 Formations)
This story is about much more than God playing the role of matchmaker. We witness the powerful image of God shaping a man's heart to reflect