Devotional thoughts on Romans 9:6-18 By Mike Berry I’ve often thought, I don’t deserve all of these blessings. I mean it. I’ve done far more things wrong in my life than I have right. A few mornings ago, I woke up early, found my spot in a chair in our hallway, sipped my coffee, and […]
Raising Kids Who Persevere
By Bev and Phil Haas Our son gets frustrated when faced with difficult tasks. Whether it’s sports or school, if he can’t do something the first time or it doesn’t come easily, he wants to quit. What can we do to help him stick it out when stuff gets tough? There have been many inspirational […]
The Rowdy Child
By David Faust It already had been a long night even before we boarded the plane. Weather-related delays made me miss my connecting flight. Now as the clock passed 11:00 p.m., I stood in line with a crowd of tired-looking passengers in the Dallas airport, hoping to get home on the last flight of the […]
Living Under God’s Mercy—The Uniform Lesson for August 14, 2016
By Mark Scott In the church at Rome, there was tension that you could cut with a circumcision knife. The Jews thought the Gentiles obeyed God’s laws rather flippantly. The Gentiles thought the Jews had squandered their place as God’s people. Paul’s teaching in this text is that both groups have to live under God’s […]
Hard Work, Discipline, & Focus
By Kelly Carr My dad had joked that it would be all downhill from here. He was right. When I was in junior high, my softball team came in first in our league and headed to the city tournament. During the semifinals, I hit a grand-slam home run to win the game. During the final, […]