May 17, 2021
May 23 | Kingly Character: Mercy and Humility
Even though Saul had compromised his kingship, David still had respect for the office.
Articles for tag: Matthew 9:1
December 26, 2015
Sermons for a Postmodern Culture
By Rick Chromey Everything about church these days is different from what it was less than a generation ago. Everything but the sermon, that is. How can we change our approach to preaching in order to reach people receiving information today as never before? “No one . . . pour[s] new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved” (Matthew 9:16, 17). Few things in life are sacred, and fewer still are eternal. Wineskins come
April 22, 2007
Resolving the Tensions
By Barney Wells, Ron Klassen, and Martin Giese  Newcomers and long-term residents of rural communities may misunderstand and disagree with each other. When this happens, the local church suffers. This issue of CHRISTIAN STANDARD examines why the two groups sometimes clash””and suggests how to ease the friction. After the introduction on these pages, you”ll find an extended article examining the differences in perspective usually held by those in these two groups. For the purposes of this discussion. Agrarians are those who have always lived in the country. Cosmopolitans are newcomers moving into rural areas from diverse walks of life.
