And when you send him away from you you shall not let him go empty-handed Deuteronomy 15:11 A lady applied for a job at a local bank. There was an opening, and it was a teller's job. As a teller, she had to deal with all kinds of people, but she tried to do a good job. Her goal was to ...

There is one message that has never lost its power, never grown outdated, and never failed to reach the human heart. It is the message the apostle Paul declared plainly: “We preach Christ crucified.” That message still stands today. Jesus Christ was crucified, He was buried, and He rose ...

You may have heard by now that Theil Kauffman, longtime owner of the Friendship Bookstore, passed away. Theil was widely known and loved in the community. He will be greatly missed. I only knew Theil for a few years, but I am grateful for our friendship and the impact he had on me. For a ...

And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. — I Timothy 5:13 As we go on with our study of “gossip” and the local church, there are a few things to remember about the ...

MAUMERE, Indonesia — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. He attended St. Peter Major Seminary, a bastion of priestly vocations located in the middle of a jungle on Flores, a predominantly Catholic ...

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, houses a fascinating artifact: a massive cloth shroud that bears the shadowy image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Millions of Christians around the world believe that this shroud – commonly called the Shroud of Turin – is ...