By Linda Herring The Bible speaks to us, but the Psalms speak for us. Psalm 46:10 says, ”Be still and know that I am God.” When we are in a crisis, we usually start thinking about how we are going to get out of it. Think of the people at the Red Sea, the people living in Jericho, and when David killed Goliath. Can you imagine how they must have felt? We must get still before God, get alone with Him, and wait patiently until He speaks to us. Our minds must be clear and be willing to let God...

By Adrian Grubbs The Sunday School lessons this month conclude the Spring study, Social Teachings of the Church. The Christian Church has always had concerns about and been active in social issues for family, community, and the world. This month we turn our attention to our social obligations to God and society at large. We begin this study with a character we are very familiar with, Jonah. The Book of Jonah was included in the Twelve books of the minor prophets (minor because they are...

by Dr. John Hill Editor & CEO I have come to believe that one of the most urgent crises in the church today is not cultural hostility, declining attendance, or even pastoral burnout. It is something quieter—and far more dangerous: the steady erosion of biblical literacy in both the pew and the pulpit. I see it when I ask simple questions and receive blank stares. I hear it in conversations where biblical language is replaced with vague spirituality. But if I am honest, the deeper concern is...