Mary Margaret Flook

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How Could a Simple Garage Sale Be Significant?

The 24-year-old foster care worker sat at the table eating lunch with her church friends. She spoke of the difficult night she’d had taking a 13-year-old foster child to the emergency room. She spoke of the need for more... Continue Reading »

Gifford: Honoring Christ as a Holy Handyman

A cross with a crown of thorns hangs on the white wall. A clear podium stands at the front of the room, directed at blue chairs lined in rows with hymnals resting on several of them. But it isn’t... Continue Reading »

I Saw Humanity: Three Biblical Truths After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

“We need to see people as humans and not just vessels of opinions,” said a Furman college student. The day after Charlie Kirk’s death, I decided to do “man on the street” interviews with college students here in the... Continue Reading »

A Little Bit of Courage: Greenville Pastor Shares of Past Detainment for Gospel Proclamation

Two years ago, Josh Powell, pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, spent the night in jail for sharing the gospel on a faraway island. Powell has been to five continents and undertaken an estimated 60 mission trips. He’s pastored... Continue Reading »

From Fearful to Free: Delighting in Evangelism

Keeping in step with the competitive nature of my family, as kids my brother Samuel and I tried to outdo each other passing out gospel tracts. Mission teams visited my family overseas, and we’d prayer walk through neighborhoods, invite... Continue Reading »

The Sufficiency of Christ for Salvation and Assurance — Phil Newton Authors New Book Entitled, “Are You A Christian?”

Church members fumble through the gospel trying to find the right words to explain what they know to be true, but they can’t express it clearly. Unbelievers have heard about Christians but don’t know how to define them. Sincere... Continue Reading »

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made to Be a Woman

I’ve often liked guys better than girls. I’ve thought guys were cooler, and I felt like I could relate better to them. Growing up, I almost viewed being a girl as a negative thing. I never wanted to be... Continue Reading »

NGU Finishes Historic Track and Field Season

The night before the championship meet, the North Greenville Track and Field team had their annual senior recognition. After the celebration, head Coach Cameron Stober asked the ladies to stay for a talk. Stober told them they had an... Continue Reading »

The Most Perfect Lost City in the U.S.

The drive from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, was three hours of pure beauty. On every side there were mountains, cows, and the occasional herd of mule deer. Not to mention I’d just eaten a burger... Continue Reading »

Limestone University Announces School Closure

Limestone University, a historic Christian college located in Gaffney, S.C., and founded in 1845, recently announced that they will be closing the university both in-campus and online after the end of the current semester. Their current enrollment is roughly... Continue Reading »

The Gift of Creation: How Its Beauty Can Aid in Our Sanctification

Creation is empty in and of itself. It can’t heal a wounded heart. But in another sense, there’s a fullness that creation points to. Creation is a beautiful gift that can supplement our faith. Here are three ways that... Continue Reading »

The Emptiness of Creation and the Fullness of Christ: Five Truths About Creation

Throughout my life, I’ve gone through seasons of depression, the kind that ruins a mountain view. I remember specific moments when I went to the top of a mountain in hopes of helping my downcast spirit only to see... Continue Reading »