By Dan Lentz 1. From your experience in the community you grew up in, what was the biggest prejudice problem? • Racial prejudice • Economic prejudice • Educational prejudice • Religious prejudice • Social lifestyle prejudice Read James 2:1-13. 2. From the text, what different forms of favoritism do you see described? Does the favoritism described in […]
By Bev and Phil Haas We just had some friends tell us they’re ending their marriage. It seems like more and more Christian couples are divorcing. We’ve started talking about what we can do to divorce-proof our marriage. What has helped your marriage last? Bev and I were married 37 years ago. Looking […]
By David Faust Was the apostle Paul a tenor, a baritone, or a bass? The Bible doesn’t say, but we know that he and his friend Silas were singers. They preached the gospel in the Greek city of Philippi, baptizing the businesswoman Lydia and her family. However, after freeing a girl from enslavement by […]
By Jason Rodenbeck I sit in my home, enjoying the late afternoon with its deep yellow sunlight and long shadows. Outside our neighbor’s little girl trudges up the walk, fresh off the bus. It’s been a long day at school, and there isn’t much daylight left before she’ll ready herself for one more day […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Which of these communication styles most closely resembles you? • speak first; think later • speak when spoken to, but other than that say as little as possible • actively listen and then reply Read James 1:19-27. 2. Of the following principles from these verses, which do you think is the […]
