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What should be the church’s response to this issue of debt?
It was probably the most popular commencement speech delivered at any college graduation this year. To say it went viral would be an understatement. B […]

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 increased your standard deduction, which lowered your incentive to itemize deductions, including for charitable donations. This causes many to ask if there are any tax benefits […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s the line from a popular song played during this holiday season. This is the season in which most tax exempt or non-profit organizations receive more than fifty per […]

Today is Black Friday and your shopping, if you did any, is likely done for the day. Or are you waiting to get some deals online on Cyber Monday? Either way, please plan on supporting Message magazine on Giving […]

“It was like the running of the bulls in Spain!” My wife told me with a voice that was quivering. Her eyes appeared to be bugging out of her head and her hands were shaking. I thought to myself, is she des […]

Elijah and Katrina have been friends since childhood. They attended the same schools from the first grade through high school. Both were very active and involved in sports and community services. The two worked […]

“Stand your ground and fight your battles like a man.”
That was the counsel my absentee father gave me on the evening of our pre-wedding engagement party. While they weren’t words I was averse to hearing, the […]

I would love to start this piece with an inspirational quote about being a wife, mother, and pursuing a career. You know the quote I’m talking about. It pops on your social media feed and inspires you to work and […]

In this episode Carmela and Claudia discuss the frenzy around the Popeye’s chicken sandwich, WalletHub’s list of “the most sinful cities,” and Kanye West. They discuss whether sinful behavior is innate or if i […]

“For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate to do, that I do…for to will is pre […]

Message Magazine’s Online Devotional for Friday, November 15, 2019

This is devotional thought number 48 in our devotional series titled, “Power!”

“That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him […]

“This is the week, here we go!” I tell myself with a mixture of dread and excitement.
For the last two years I have co-led a weekly class where several hours of the course are dedicated to racism and bias in […]

Heartache. Heartbreak. Two miscarriages. Two separations. Two foreclosures. Two children. Two divorces.
Multiple lives shattered into innumerable little pieces. Darkness with seemingly no entry point for light. […]

One thing I love about the book of Revelation is its focus on the imminent return of Jesus Christ. It speaks of how He will defeat the kingdoms of this world, and usher in a new kingdom governed by love, justice, […]

I remember sitting there in his office. It didn’t make sense.
There I was, applying for a job as an anatomy professor in a doctoral program. But there was one major problem.

I was the least qualified applicant […]