Once upon a time, a guy named Henry lived a very regular life. He had a wife and two kids, an eight to five job that paid the bills, and a small, but comfortable place to live. He attended church in the place he’d known all his life with people who’d seen him grow from a […]
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Living on the Front Lines, Part 4
Pastor King Duncan relates a silly and sort of scandalous incident with an early church father: “When the father of Origen, a third century theologian, was arrested for being a Christian, Origen, then only 17, was aflame with the desire to follow his Dad and share in glorious martyrdom. His mother pleaded with him not to […]
Living on the Front Lines, Part 1
Several years ago, my wife Clélie worked with her youth group to make care packages for soldiers. She gathered the information about a particular unit – their wants and needs, what could and could not be sent. As she prepared, she received an email with the info from a soldier in the unit. The last lines […]