It is probably not hyperbole to say that the Apostle Paul has given us some of the most beloved passages in Scripture, some of which Pastor Mark touched on this past Sunday as he covered the Scarlet Thread through the epistles. These passages have given many Christians courage and strength when they discovered they had…

In February of 1980, the Cold War between the US and Russia was not only cold, it was icy. The US was in a bad emotional place with long gas lines but also depressed by the hostages taken by Iran in 1979 still being held (and the ill-fated rescue mission yet to take place). The…