By Laura McKillip Wood Nathan Davenport began his ministry working at a Christian college, where he coordinated international mission trips, worked with students’ spiritual formation, and organized service learning for the student body. Despite his love for the students and for his work, he began to feel the Holy Spirit directing his attention to the […]
Where You Live for May 29, 2016—Questions and Activities for Small Groups
By Michael C. Mack 1. What popular person, if he or she were coming to your town, would you go to see? If obstacles prevented you from seeing that person, how hard would you work to overcome those obstacles? Read Luke 19:1-10. 2. What kind of reputation did Zacchaeus have and how did people probably […]
How We Can Be Salt & Light Online
By Brad Wise Five years ago I shut down my Facebook account. I was going through The Artist’s Way, a 12-week spiritual journey for creatives, with a group of friends and one of the weeks invites you to fast from something that’s causing noise in your life. At that point in my life Facebook was […]
The Lesson and Life for May 29, 2016
Devotional thoughts on Luke 19:1-10 By Jen Dunning Have you ever been surprised by something that turned out to be a great gift? I asked some friends to share how God had provided unexpected joy. Their responses were humbling. Stories abounded: • Infertility led to the adoption of a child, which provided more joy than ever […]
Social Media
By Kelly Carr I had a MySpace page once. Yes, that was a popular website for a while. It was before the term social media was even in my vocabulary, yet that’s what it was. I resisted for a while, and when I eventually gave in and made my own profile, soon everyone was moving […]
