By Michael C. Mack Joe Ellis said, “God is sometimes boxed out of his own enterprise by his self-centered or self-sufficient partners.” How have you seen that happen? Read Acts 16:1-5, 8-15. Look at each of the following encounters and discuss: What part did Paul and his companions play? What part did God play? • The […]
By Victor Knowles Hell is firmly fixed in the volatile vocabulary of the world. You hear the word used nearly every day. Yet Hell is not so firmly fixed in the religious beliefs of Americans. A 2013 Harris Poll revealed that only 58 percent of Americans believe in Hell. That’s down from 62 percent in […]
By Kelly Carr Biologist Erick Greene recently made an interesting discovery. He’s been researching birds, with special interest toward their communication. Following in other researchers’ footsteps, Greene uses provocation techniques to study how birds react to potential danger. For years he has watched them sound an alert to warn other birds that predators were nearby. […]
By Dr. Mark Scott Church growth can be a pain. It demands more space, time, effort, and personnel. For some people it’s a real threat, but most believers know that it’s eternally worth it. What is typically called the first missionary journey (Acts 13, 14) was incredibly successful. Here are the statistics: two years, 1,200 […]
By Ashlea Massie The early church knew what salvation entailed: believing in Christ, asking forgiveness of their sins, repenting, being baptized. And although they knew this in their head, they began to doubt when fellow believers claimed otherwise. They began to doubt if what they had known to be true was suddenly a lie. Had […]
