The bus boycott, sparked by her, was a revolt against an unjust law. Mrs. Parks, and the activists she motivated, never argued the law wasn’t supported by the majority. They argued the law was wrong. As Martin Luther King Jr. also communicated in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” civil law rests on a broader... Continue Reading

Although Shane Hipps, a former teaching pastor at Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids calls himself a Christian, he is not convinced that makes him “any closer to Jesus than a Muslim.” He explained this view to Relevant Magazine in January 2013 as he discussed his new book, Selling Water by the River a Book... Continue Reading

Bethany is serving tens of thousands of children and families each year through providing critical training and support to developing countries, such as China, Ethiopia, and Haiti, in creating sustainable child welfare services. Such efforts are vital in combating the global orphan crisis, including more than 153 million children around the world.   GRAND RAPIDS,... Continue Reading

January 31, 2013 it will have been 121 years since the great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon passed away. In memory of him I bring to you 32 things you might not know about Charles Spurgeon. 1. One woman was converted through reading a single page of one of Spurgeon’s sermons wrapped around some butter she... Continue Reading

Standing on the Superdome field Tuesday, Brock said he never doubted he would be able to make the N.F.L. from Belhaven. He ultimately was not drafted but signed with the 49ers before the 2010 season. After bouncing back and forth from on the team to released to the practice squad to the active squad, Brock... Continue Reading

After our meeting concluded, I continued to ponder the situation even more. Why do some leaders end so well – Calvin Miller, Jack Hayford, Bob Russell, Roy Fish, and so many more – while others go out not in a blaze of glory, but in a blaze of gory? They finish poorly and leave a mess in... Continue Reading

But, it is not just to biblical characters that we can look as examples (positively or negatively).  We can also look at the lives of the saints throughout modern history and be inspired, encouraged, and motivated by their faithfulness. One particular example of such a saint is the Scottish Olympic sprinter, Eric Liddell (1902-1945).   ... Continue Reading

What bothers me, however, is the rally cry in Greenidge’s article that I’ve heard and read in other places, particularly during the presidential election. There were times when a white person would disagree with some aspect of President Obama’s policies, and the label that was almost immediately thrown at that person, by some African-Americans, was... Continue Reading

The preaching professor in seminary who assigned the Only One Sermon book was Richard Allen Bodey.  Mr. Bodey was the Bear Bryant of the faculty.  He would have been that on any faculty fortunate enough to have him.  He was that good a teacher—and that scary.  Students who made it through Dick Bodey’s classes were the theological... Continue Reading

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Carolyn Garris, 39, died from a pulmonary embolism. She did have a stomach virus which led to her becoming dehydrated and was taken to the hospital where she died shortly afterwards. Carolyn’s husband, Jody Garris, had been called as Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Conway, S.C., and was... Continue Reading