What’s your first reaction to bad news? Well, it depends on what kind of bad news i’m talking about, right? But say something tragic has happened to you or someone you know, such as a death in the family. Everyone deals with grief differently. I believe one of the biggest issues that so many people face, in a tragic situation, is becoming angry with God. Today, Richard Hamlet shares from the book of Joel about God’s mercy and compassion in times of grief.

Real Time in the Marketplace

Today, our Ministry in the Marketplace spotlight shines on a musician and educator, who is teaching others how to use their musical gifts for the Kingdom of God. It all started back in 1996 when three friends, Ken Steorts, John Cooper and Trey McClurkin started a band in the basement of their Memphis church. The submitted themselves to their church leaders and before long they discovered that the Lord had a wide outreach plan in store for them that extended well beyond the church walls. Pretty soon, after signing a recording contract, the band Skillet found themselves touring the U.S., performing before thousands, releasing record albums and doing interviews. After about five years of this whirlwind lifestyle, guitarist Ken Steorts decided that road-life wasn’t so conducive to family-life and he headed back to Memphis with a new vision. It was the beginning of what is now the Visible Music College.