Music has the power to lift your spirits and get you through a difficult day. It often helps us express emotions we can’t put into words. Take a look at the Psalms. The benefits of studying these poetic passages are a lot like the power of music in our lives.
It isn’t easy to ask for forgiveness when you realize you’ve been in the wrong. And it isn’t easy to forgive someone when they’ve hurt you deeply. And yet, forgiveness is a necessary ingredient in restoring relationships.
In any church, it takes a lot of discernment to welcome people from all walks of life, without condoning their sinful lifestyle. How do we embrace everyone, without alienating anyone?
Along with Dr. Haddon Robinson and RBC Ministries president Mart De Haan, Alice Mathews contributes as a teacher on the daily radio program Discover the Word.
In addition, Mathews is the Lois W. Bennett Distinguished Professor Emerita of Educational and Women’s Ministries at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Previously, she served as the co-director of the seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program. She presently serves as Academic Dean at Gordon-Conwell.
Alice and her husband have been involved in ministry in Europe and the U.S. After a decade of ministry in the . . .
Haddon W. Robinson is the colorful discussion leader for the RBC Ministries' Discover the Word radio program in addition to writing for Our Daily Bread. With much experience, wisdom, and insight into life, Haddon finds it important to enjoy his life and ministry. When he's not reading about David in the Bible or enthralled in a Sherlock Holmes mystery, Dr. Robinson teaches at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he is...
Mart De Haan is the grandson of RBC founder, Dr. M. R. De Haan, and the son of former president Richard W. De Haan.Having served at RBC for over 30 years, Mart is heard regularly on the Discover the Word radio program and seen on Day of Discovery television. The weekday radio program Discover the Word has been called "a mixture of friendship, laughter, and the life-changing message of the Bible." Mart joins co-hosts Haddon Robinson and Alice Mathews for...