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That Song Stuck in Your Head

By T. R. Robertson Woah oh oh oh . . . Woah oh oh oh . . . It was a Monday morning this past summer and I was driving down the highway on my way to work. My radio hasn’t worked since I bought this hunk of junk car, so, as usual, the only […]

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The Lesson and Life for June 14, 2015

By Kay Moll Several years ago I was playing with two of our granddaughters on a Sunday afternoon. One of them asked if she could put on some “dress up” costumes. Having heard her mother say that they were soon going home, I suggested that she ask first. Her mother told her no. She was […]

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Where you Live

Where you Live—Questions and Activities for Small Groups for June 14, 2015 By Michael C. Mack Divide into two teams and play a game of charades. Put these phrases on slips of paper to be acted out: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; “This Little Light of Mine”; “lions and tigers and bears”; “Rolling […]

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Engaging Others Through Music

By Kelly Carr  Music moves me. Sometimes it’s physical as I listen to tunes while running to keep my pace (and to distract me from how tired I am!). Sometimes it’s spiritual—I can be drawn to tears in the song portion of worship services when the truths about God are powerfully communicated through lyric and […]

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In The World—June 7, 2015

By Christy Barritt Traffic Stop Ends in Prayer What began as a routine traffic stop in Gadsden, Alabama, turned into something much deeper. When Officer Samuel Lowe stopped a motorist for speeding, he asked his usual question to the driver: “Is there any reason you’re in a hurry?” Driver Ronald Cowser explained to Lowe that […]