by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Recently, I was reading a bit of David Kinnaman’s thought-provoking book unChristian. (Baker Books, reprint 2007.) It deals with the younger generation’s prevailing perception both of the evangelical church and of the gospel message we present.The...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago today, I was a young mother who had just sent my first-grader off to school and was home with my three-year-old and one-year-old. The Quesenberry family was living in Birminghan, AL in the fall of 2001. My first awareness of the events of...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Sep 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Let my prayer be counted as incense before thee.” (Psalm 141:2, RSV)”What is incense good for? It appears to serve no practical purpose at all, and its smoke and fragrance soon dissipate. Our prayers are like that because they seem to...
by Valorie Quesenberry | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just two days ago, many people were devastated when the rapture didn’t take place. Now these disillusionsed and disheartened followers must return to daily life, picking up routines and paying unwanted bills. It must be heartbreaking for those...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just like our appetite for monster fountain drinks and mammoth screens, the modern template of feminine beauty is out of proportion. One college student illustrated this clearly with a life size replica of Barbie which was displayed during the school’s...
