Category: Feature Stories
The Cross Won’t Be Snuffed Out
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in 2005. by Ralph E. Mayan “The showcase of socialist architecture: the pride of East Berlin.” This is how the government described the Berlin television tower known as the Fernsehturm. The East Germans built it in 1966-1969 during…
The Gospel Still at Work in 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in 1993. by Edwin Lehman “What must we do to ensure that we will be an effective church in the year 2024?” I recently attended a meeting at which that question was the focus of six seriously offered…
A Closer Study of the Lord’s Prayer: Part Two
NOTE: This is the second in a series of study articles on the Lord’s Prayer. See the first article here and the introduction to the series here. by John Kreutzwieser Thy kingdom come / Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven…
Doctor Luke: Evangelist & Physician
by James Kellerman We learn from Colossians 4:14 that Luke was a physician. But did that fact have any bearing on the way that he wrote his Gospel? We could answer that question by simply searching for words in Luke or Acts that might have…
Crossing the Finish Line in Faith: The Challenge of Euthanasia in Canada Today
by Ken Maher The runner staggers and stumbles. Every breath is a lancing fire down his side. He can barely lift his feet high enough to slide them forward. But the finish line is in sight, finally. It’s the end of the gruelling marathon, if…
A Closer Study of the Lord’s Prayer: Part One
NOTE: This is the first in a series of study articles on the Lord’s Prayer. Before reading, you may wish to see Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser’s introduction to the series here. by John Kreutzwieser Our Father who art in heaven / Hallowed be Thy name…