By Simon Presland So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Ask everyone in the group to choose a number silently from 1 to 6. Depending on the number chosen by each group member, ask members to answer one of the following questions: • What was one of the happiest days of your life? • What was one of the saddest […]
By Jamie Shafer Regardless of our position in the workforce, God has called us to a role in his kingdom. Some are missionaries in their workplace. Others are missionaries in a foreign land. A few find ways to do both. “It was the summer of 2007 when a letter in a brown envelope and […]
By Shawn McMullen The path of purity is clearly marked, but it doesn’t get much traffic these days. That’s sad news because purity is important to God. The prophet Habakkuk said of the Lord, “Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing” (Habakkuk 1:13) and Jesus taught, “Blessed are […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness By the time you read this column I will be 40 years old (September 7) and married for the first time (August 10). I was speaking with a friend, a minister, about my demographic changes a few months ago. He asked if I thought that I was getting married for […]
