To illustrate our need for a changed heart in addition to changed behavior, author Christopher Ash uses the following illustration (or object lesson) based on David's sin with Bathsheba: Suppose I ...

Editor's Note: The following illustration could be used as a simple but powerful object lesson. Discount or thrift stores usually carry plenty of cheap vases. The "attractive" vase in the object ...

MJC will host a Shabbat dinner on Friday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to Shabbat services on Feb. 20. Contact us at manhattanjc@gmail.com for more information and to sign up for our weekly ...

Alphabetized crates contain everything from Abbey Road to ZZ Top, with plenty of obscure treasures in between. Watch as shoppers flip through albums with the focus of scholars examining ancient texts, ...

The Church Commissioners' response to what has allegedly been learnt about the involvement of its predecessor, the Queen Anne's Bounty (QAB), in the slave trade was first called Project Spire, and has ...

Today, I am delighted to welcome back Sam Mee to the blog. Many of you will remember Sam from his original article, What ...

The true test of faith is not whether we can define it, but whether it shows up in the ordinary places — our homes, our ...

Sunday School teachers who want to see their classes grow, engage more people and develop new leaders will gain practical ...

After Tom claims his Bible, the Sunday school teacher asks him to name the first two disciples of Jesus. When Tom shouts, “David and Goliath,” the narrating Twain mercifully says, “Let us draw the ...

Our view of God truly shapes everything else about us. What’s your perspective? What comes to your mind when you think about God?

Madea only has a few minutes of screen time, but old man Joe has enough attitude to fuel this movie and then some. By Glenn Kenny In this goofy B-movie throwback, it ...

Barry Dudding, a not-so-retired Anglican minister, gives a Sermon on Old Age Billy Graham, the American evangelist, once made the comment that he had heard many sermons on death, but he had never ...