Articles for tag: Death

October 21, 2009

Christian Standard

A Life that Matters

By Mark A. Taylor After Lewis Foster died several years ago, David Faust spoke of his last visit with him in the hospital. “I read John 14 to him from the New International Version and then said, “˜It”s a little humbling to share this with you, because, after all, you translated these words.”” Then Dave told Dr. Foster all his scholarship had meant to him and how much he had learned as his student. The professor looked up at Dave from his hospital bed and said, “You make it all seem worthwhile.” Think of it. The great New Testament scholar,

July 12, 2009

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The Lord”s Supper: We Are What We Repeat

  By Ethan Magness   This article is no longer available online, but articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).     The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209  “¢Â  $2.99 If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better

July 12, 2009

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The Lord”s Supper: Unpretty and Unavoidable

  By Jim Tune   This article is no longer available online, but articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).       The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209  “¢Â  $2.99     If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper.  If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us

July 12, 2009

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The Lord”s Supper: The Power of Memory, the Power of Presence

  By Paul Blowers    This article is no longer available online, but articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).   The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209  “¢Â  $2.99 If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the better by

July 12, 2009

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The Lord”s Supper: The Great Ordinance of Unity and Love

  By Victor Knowles This article is no longer available online, but articles about the Lord’s Supper that appeared in the July 12/19, 2009, and June 10, 2007, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus more–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).          The Lord’s Supper: A Memory and More Item D021535209  “¢Â Â $2.99     If you keep doing something often enough, long enough, it will change you. Take, for example, the Lord”s Supper. If we practice the Lord”s Supper in a meaningful way, week after week, it will change us for the

June 14, 2009

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Transformed Lives Through God”s Word in Every Language

  By Greg Pruett I cocked my ear to one side, straining to understand the faint yelping I was hearing as I blinked a drop of West African dust and sweat out of my eye. I instinctively moved into the high grass to investigate and found a young boy with a long switch relentlessly whipping a starving puppy to near death. I tried to tell him not to do that, but my first week of language learning just wasn”t enough. The boy”s eyes betrayed no shame. Nobody had ever told him the simplest lesson of Genesis my Sunday school teacher

April 8, 2009

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Exciting Times, Hopeful Times, Times to Be a Blessing

By Mark A. Taylor I was visiting with a seasoned minister at a leadership meeting not long ago. As is usual these days, talk went to the difficult economy. But he quickly said, “This is really a time of great opportunity for the church,” squelching any negative comment I might have made. “Oh, yes, of course,” I answered. And then I thought about our Get Your Hands Dirty emphasis this year and all the stories we”re running about churches making a difference in their communities and with those in need around the world. I was a little sheepish he had

January 25, 2009

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The Testimony of a Chaplain: Ruined

By Chaplain (Captain) Craig Honbarger Since returning home after a 15-month deployment, I”m completely and perfectly ruined. Sure, I suppose I have changed””I”m not sure I would call it post-traumatic stress disorder, but still I”m ruined just the same. I”m ruined in part because all of my old hobbies don”t matter much anymore. I used to strap on spandex and Styrofoam, jump on my bicycle, and ride sometimes a hundred miles a week. Those miles did not include the back-and-forth-to-work mileage and my normal physical training with the troops. Now that I”m ruined, my bike sits with the drive chain

October 1, 2008

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An Opportunity Too Important to Miss!

By Mark A. Taylor Someone wrote as we were planning this issue to ask, “Who”s in charge of the Great Communion service in our community?” She may not have been expecting the answer: “YOU are!” That”s the beauty””and the challenge””of the Great Communion idea. This Sunday next year it will happen in community after community as leaders in cities, towns, and villages plan and promote it. The ideas on page 7 this week can help you get started. They”re only a part of the Web site (greatcommunion.org) with resources for the Great Communion celebration you”ll lead. You”ll find the suggestions

March 23, 2008

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How to Maximize Your Power of Love

By Victor M. Parachin One day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a car was stolen. As the thieves began stripping the vehicle they came across papers identifying the owner as Fred Rogers, host of the children”s television program Mr. Rogers” Neighborhood. They quickly reassembled the car, cleaned and vacuumed it, and returned it with this handwritten note of apology under the wiper: “We”re sorry. We didn”t know it was your car.” Who else could have had such an effect on a group of thieves? What was it about Fred Rogers that could make criminals reconsider their actions? What did those thieves see

October 28, 2007

Lisa Jernigan

living an extraordinary life

Extraordinary Living

A birthday reflection and a memorial service lead Lisa Jernigan to consider what makes a life extraordinary. Through Vera’s example, she points to unconditional love, sacrificial living, and a giving heart shaped by Christ.

April 4, 2007

Christian Standard

Why We Celebrate

By Mark A. Taylor Skeptics and scholars advance arguments and theories about the death and burial of Jesus, but their musings do not shake us. Today Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ for two reasons. First are the logical and historical evidences: “¢ Confused and afraid disciples became bold proclaimers of Christ”s resurrection after they saw it was true. Their testimony never wavered, even when it cost them their lives. Even if one man might have died for a lie or a fantasy, no one can explain why so many would have done so. “¢ The New Testament is filled

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