by Karen Wingate After teaching children in the local church for more than 30 years, I have reached two conclusions. First, there’s never enough time to teach all I want to teach. Second, my students may not be ready to hear what I have to say on any particular day. A Type A personality, I […]
Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas I took the advice of friends and enrolled our 3-year-old daughter in preschool with their children, but now I’m having doubts about the decision. Is it really that important for a child to have this “jump” before entering kindergarten? I’m not even sure this is the right preschool […]
The Editor’s Desk by Shawn McMullen Church leaders shoulder a great responsibility. Paul admonished the elders of the church in Ephesus to “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers” (Acts 20:28). Peter reminded his fellow shepherds of their accountability to the “Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter […]
by Eric A. Shelhart Just a little over two years ago, my family and I were living in North Carolina. I had a great job working for a school district. I had wonderful friends, an amazing church, and moderate winters. One evening in October 2008 I received a phone call from a church in Ohio […]
August 7 Day 1 Luke 14:15–24 1 Timothy 3:11–16 Proverbs 5 Ezra 7 Day 2 Luke 14:25–35 1 Timothy 4 Proverbs 6 Ezra 8 Day 3 Luke 15:1–10 1 Timothy 5:1–15 Proverbs 7 Ezra 9 Day 4 Luke 15:11–32 1 Timothy 5:16–25 Proverbs 8 Ezra 10 Day 5 Luke 16:1–9 1 Timothy 6:1–10 Proverbs 9 […]
