By Christy Barritt Indiana City Sued for Approving Cross Display The city of Evansville, Indiana is being sued over its decision to approve a request to display crosses on public property. Ten churches in Evansville, Indiana were granted permission by the city to display 30 crosses at a public riverfront area. West Side Christian […]
The Promise of a Future–The Uniform Lesson for October 6, 2013
By Sam E. Stone For the past four weeks we have noted highlights from the opening chapters of Genesis, considering the creation, the fall, the flood, and the Tower of Babel. Today our focus centers on Abraham as we see God’s plan for man’s redemption begin to unfold. His initial call from God came […]
With Open Eyes–Luke 24
By David Faust The English architect Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt more than 50 church buildings after the Great Fire of London. When he died in 1723, Wren was buried inside his greatest masterpiece, St. Paul’s Cathedral. Engraved in black marble, the Latin inscription over his grave translates, “If you seek his monument, look around […]
What General Douglas MacArthur Learned About Effective Evangelism
By Bob Russell General Douglas MacArthur led the U.S. military forces in Japan following World War II. According to American historian Lawrence Wittner (“MacArthur and the Missionaries: God and Man in Occupied Japan,” Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, University of California Press, 1971), MacArthur was proactive about bringing Christianity to the Japanese. […]
God Scatters the Nations–The Uniform Lesson for September 29
By Sam E. Stone After Noah and his family came out of the ark, they sought to follow God’s directions (Genesis 8, 9). Chapter 10 is sometimes called “The Table of Nations,” listing where the families of Noah’s sons settled after the flood. The chapter concludes, “These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according […]