Faith • Biblical Reflections Redemption Where We Least Expect It Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 3 min read A basic tenet of Biblical Christianity is that sin deserves punishment, more specifically the eternal punishment of Hell. Such a view may be unpopular in today’s world and society, but there is no sense in denying that the Bible teaches it. And if the thought of God judging sin seems too medieval, or too unenlightened,... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Dostoyevsky in Djibouti Baylee Eby | 6 min read “The more I love humanity in general the less I love man in particular. In my dreams, I often make plans for the service of humanity, and perhaps I might actually face crucifixion if it were suddenly necessary. Yet I am incapable of living in the same room with anyone for two days together. I... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Everything is Broken Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 3 min read Work may have been made good, even pleasurable, but the simple fact is that it is not for most people today. One of my friends likes to ask the proverbial 64 Million Dollar Question: “If I gave you 64 million dollars today, would you be at work tomorrow?” As you can imagine, the answer he receives from... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Woodworking, Building a Business, and Spiritual Formation in Light of Genesis 1 Collin Young | 3 min read In Genesis 1, God worked. He made this world and made us – in His image. And He said it was good, even very good. For me, the best way I feel that I image God well is through turning wood. My most recent project involved creating a wooden stand for my straight razor and... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work With Jimmy and Louise in Stuarts Draft Stanton Coman | 4 min read When I was a child I was lucky enough to have two sets of incredible grandparents who lived less than two hours away. My mother’s parents, Jimmy and Louise, lived in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in a little town called Stuarts Draft. It’s a farm town, a slow town and I... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections “Let’s Start at the Very Beginning, a Very Good Place to Start” Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 3 min read “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…” Julie Andrews sang Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famous line in The Sound of Music. And that’s good advice. Genesis 1 and 2 bear a disproportionate influence on our understanding of our world because they show us the way God made it – before human... Continue Reading
