By Karen Ward Robertson I stole a box of crayons from the shelf at the neighborhood market. I already had new crayons, but my friend at kindergarten was using a baggie of old, broken crayons borrowed from an older sister. It seemed wrong for a little girl to not have a shiny, new yellow box […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. If you were to tell the story of your people, what would the title be? Why? Read Acts 7:2-4, 8-10, 17, 33, 34, 45-47, 52, 53. 2. Make a pros and cons list for how the Israelites responded to God throughout this story. What would you put on each side? […]
By Chad Rath The day started out like any typical Monday morning. I had just arrived at work after dropping off my kids at school. I sat down at my computer and began working on some reports, when a member of my company’s board of directors suddenly popped his head in my office and asked, […]
By Dr. Mark Scott The first internal challenge to the church had been put to rest (literally) through the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11). Interestingly enough though, the apostles were revered for their miracles, and the church grew (5:12-16). Luke continues the account of the early church by telling of the second external […]
By David Faust When I was 17, a friend in the construction business gave me a summer job. I worked hard, but my skill level was average at best. (No one ever told me, “You know, Dave, you are so good at this you ought to consider a career in bricklaying.”) In that season of […]
