Articles for tag: James 4:7

September 14, 2020

Does It Really Help to ‘Send Thoughts and Prayers’? (Sept. 20 Lesson Application)

This “Application“ column goes with the Bible Lesson for Sept. 20, 2020: Pray (1 Timothy 2:1-8) ________ By David Faust Prayer gets a lot of lip service, but not a lot of respect. Do you see prayer as a last resort or your first response? Many treat God the way a pilot treats his parachute: He’s glad it’s there for emergencies, but he hopes he never has to use it. When a basketball player heaves a long shot that has little chance of hitting the basket, announcers say, “He threw up a prayer.” In football when the quarterback desperately flings

June 30, 2014

Christian Standard

Bible Study Theology & Bible

Lesson for July 6, 2014: Glorify God with Your Body (1 Corinthians 6:12″”7:40)

This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. ______ By Sam E. Stone First-century Corinth was not an easy place for a Christian to live. Paul”s letters to the church there deal with a number of challenges believers had to face. In 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 he mentions lawsuits; in today”s text he turns to sexual laxity. In chapter 5 he dealt with fornication as an occasion for exercising church discipline. Some of the people were arguing, “I have the right to do anything.” Evidently they were trying to take

October 17, 2007

Christian Standard

Christian Living

Ad Pitches and Spiritual Warfare

By Mark A. Taylor Power. Pleasure. Pride. Our desire for all three keeps advertisers in business. “Do it all.” “Enjoy it now.” “Show it off.” But this isn”t a diatribe against advertising. These examples are only symptoms of the issue we”re facing. A simple request for photos got me thinking about the problem. “How is it going for you?” I asked a minister after talking with him about pictures for an upcoming article. “Really well,” he said, after a short pause. “Thanks for asking. We”ve been facing some significant spiritual warfare here,” he added. “The more our church has grown,