The Word to the World
Tim Hawkins is a comedian, who, Christian himself, is wildly popular among Christians seeking wholesome entertainment. Hawkins frequently performs stand-up routines to sold-out crowds in churches, seminaries, and Christian universities. In one YouTube video clip, Hawkins, performing a stand-up routine, tells the story of an
“Welcome to the ministry!” I said this recently to a younger man who had encountered a challenge in the Lord’s work. It was both tongue in cheek and sincere. The Christian ministry can be very challenging at times: deep disappointment at unfulfilled expectations, profound heartache
David, pursued by hate-filled Saul, found himself in a cave. Perhaps it was dark, but for the light of a fire on which he cooked a meagre meal. Bone-weary and emotionally spent, his eyes bloodshot from tears of sorrow—a sorrow bordering on hopeless desperation—David penned
I just finished reading a book, sitting in a darkened airplane in the middle of the night. When you are sitting for twenty hours, with little hope of sleep, reading can be a good use of time. But depending on what you read, it can