Beauty Is in the Eye of the True Beholder August 06, 2023 by: Philip Graham Ryken The Beauty of Eternity Where have you seen the beauty that God is bringing into the world? I have glimpsed it in a flaming meteor streaking across the August sky and disappearing with a flash over a darkly shimmering…
Why Did God’s Beautiful Plan of Redemption Involve Something So Ugly? August 01, 2023 by: Philip Graham Ryken That Old, Ugly Cross At the center of our beauty-loving God’s perfect plan for making us beautiful is something so grotesque and so offensive that people cannot even bear to look: the God-damnable death that Jesus died…
The Most Effective Way to Start a Conversation with a Muslim July 25, 2023 by: A. S. Ibrahim Ask Questions Just begin a conversation with your Muslim neighbor. Ask them about how they are doing in America. Ask them questions about their family. And the wonderful thing about our Muslim friends is that they are…
5 Questions Singles Might Have about Marriage July 14, 2023 by: Emily Van Dixhoorn This article is part of the Questions and Answers series. Q: What qualities should I look for in a potential spouse? A: Here are a few questions to guide you: Are you evenly yoked? Are you both Christians—not just saying so…
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:2 Mean? July 13, 2023 by: Justin S. Holcomb This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series. “Vanities of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” —Eccles. 1:2 All is Vanity Ecclesiastes begins with “All is vanity” (Eccles. 1:2) and ends with the same declaration (Eccles.…