By David Faust Recorded in 2 Chronicles 7 is how King Solomon and the Israelites dedicated the temple in Jerusalem: They knelt in awe as fire fell from the sky and God’s glory filled the temple. They sacrificed thousands of cattle, sheep, and goats. Musicians sang and praised God with their instruments. In the aftermath […]
In The World—July 19, 2015
By Melissa Wuske The Ultimate Compact Bible The Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute has created a minute-sized Bible that puts pocket-sized Bibles to shame. Researchers etched the entire Hebrew Bible on a chip the size of a grain of sugar. The engraving was done by an ion beam focused on a silicon wafer coated in a […]
Where you Live—Questions and Activities for Small Groups for July 26, 2015
By Michael C. Mack If someone were to ask you, “Who is God?” how would you respond? Read Micah 7:14-20. What did Micah ask God to do for his people? • How is that in line with God’s nature? • How would you characterize God’s response (v. 15)? • What do you learn about God in verses 16-20? […]
God Uses Ordinary People
By Rick Ezell Have you ever noticed that God seems most interested in people who are unpretentious—those who are hopeless, those who have their share of desperation and defeat, those who are flawed and wounded, those whom most of the world has given up on, those with nowhere to turn? God seems to have a […]
The Lesson and Life for July 19, 2015
By Emily Hill Once our eyes become opened to the injustices in the world, we start to see them everywhere. We are inundated with countless issues and causes, and it is easy to become paralyzed by all the needs around us and lose hope that we can make any kind of difference. That’s a normal […]
