A runner learns to trust God when the bottom falls out of her world. by Christina Rose as told to Donna L. Morse I felt the pull, then the pain. It immediately slowed my pace. I’d never had an injury in all my high school years of cross-country running. Far from home in new surroundings,…
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History Now What? has been online since late 1996 (http://nowwhat.cog7.org/) and is published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). Frequency Now What? is posted monthly. Editorial Focus Now What? addresses the “felt needs” of the unchurched (grief, depression, sickness, etc.). Each issue…
Let the Children
My small, rural church in the Ozarks is teeming with children. In the life of this congregation they are both disturbance and delight. I am as likely to be correcting them for swinging riotously from the banisters as I am to praise them for behaving so nicely in service. All told, our fellowship would be…
Finding Freedom on Independence Day
The Father love of God reaches out to His hurting child. by P. J. Anna Fireworks explode all around me tonight. The Nebraska summer air is thickened as thousands of brilliant lights fill the night sky. Despite the excitement, the annual celebration of our country’s independence is a vivid, painful reminder of the worst…
We Thirst
These two words — we thirst — sum up the human condition as well as any I can think of. More than just our body’s physical need for refreshing water, we thirst deep down in our souls too. To be human is to experience longing, the desire to be full and complete. We thirst for…
Overcoming Alcohol Addiction
What does alcoholism look like, and what can the alcoholic do? by La Shawn M. Barber Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler. And whoever is led astray by it is not wise (Proverbs 20:1). The Bible is full of warnings against drunkenness. Alcohol, like a faithless lover, titillates and seduces but brings…
Alcoholism – The Family Disease
Allowing the truth to set you free. by Yvonne L. Tears coursed down my cheeks. Why didn’t he call or come home? How could he say he didn‘t remember where he’d been? My chest constricted, pain like a knife stabbing into my heart. What’ve I done wrong? He must not love me. If he did,…
Thoughts on Thorns: The Problem of Pain
C. S. Lewis is one of the greatest Christian authors who ever lived. Many know his name connected to works like The Chronicles of Narnia. But maybe fewer people know that Lewis also wrote about pain, based on some of his personal losses in early childhood. Lewis begins his book The Problem of Pain with…
A Monster Unmasked
Learning to hold on to God when faith lets go. by Stacey Philpot To a thirty-one-year-old newlywed who ran three miles most days and regularly worked with a personal trainer, stairs were not supposed to be insurmountable. Yet here we stood — all of my 29 sixth grade students and me, eyes fixed upon…
The Class Ring
The result of our deepest desiressurrendered to a faithful God. by Veda Thomas Hall Persistent, paralyzing doubt gripped my mind as I agonized in prayer. Lord, is this opportunity to attend college Your desire or my own selfish desire? Could a college education possibly be God’s direction at this time in my life while…