By Linda Herring The Bible speaks to us but the Psalms speak for us. The Psalmist said, “ I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, and He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God.” Many will see what He has done and be amazed. Waiting means trusting that God knows what He is doing, even when He does not give us all the details....

Dr. John Hill, Editor & CEO Let's face it, you're not going to read an exhaustive presentation on the topic. Here are a few short points to springboard your own exploration of the topic. (Hill, John. “A Theology of Preaching.” Ministry and Meaning, March 2026.) Preaching is a divine calling rooted in God’s self-revelation. God has chosen to make Himself known through spoken Word, from creation itself (Genesis 1) to the prophetic proclamation of Scripture (Jeremiah 1:4–10). In the New...

By: Rhonda Jessup, Director of Public Relations The University of Mount Olive Theatre Arts program will present its spring production of The Prince of Egypt  April 17–19 in Hazel Waters Kornegay Assembly Hall. The production marks the first full-scale musical of this magnitude in the University’s history. Directed by Holly Rector, the production represents both a bold artistic step forward and the fulfillment of a vision that began in 2019, when Rector and her husband, Lester, first came to...