By Curtis Going With the increased use of cell phones and hand-held devices over the past two decades, distracted driving has been a major topic of discussion among those responsible for transportation safety across the nation. The United States government reports that in 2016, 3,450 people were killed because of distracted driving. Every year, an estimated 421,000 Americans are in accidents involving a distracted driver. The US Department of Transportation defines distracted driving this way:...

By Duane Quesenberry Five Questions About My Worship Practices Dear Parishioner, Here are five questions for reflecting about your participation at Church this past Sunday, and the last three Sundays. Am I... routinely arriving for worship at the last minute, or late? Consider: How early do I arrive for events about which I am excited? usually sitting in the rear of the Sanctuary? Consider: Where do I sit when attending an event I really like? customarily not engaging in worship?...

Paul’s second letter to Timothy has a very significant warning for our times. In chapter 3, verse 5, the writer warns of perilous times wherein there should arise the grave danger of “having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.” So strongly does the apostle feel this danger that he urges, “From such turn away.” In other words, he is warning us that this is a danger so great and so subtle that we must, at all costs, keep independent of its dire and disastrous results. The warning...