By Pat Ennis As a Christian woman trained as a home economist, I never expected to be single past my mid-20s. However, the Lord had a much different plan for me and has gently matured my attitude toward singleness as well as the purpose of marriage. Rather than view marriage as the only opportunity […]
By Sam E. Stone “First Things” is the theme that ties this quarter’s lessons together, using excerpts from both Genesis and Exodus. We will see not only the first days of creation, but also how God formed his people Israel as the first nation, and then how their first freedom came about. Moses wrote […]
By Bev and Phil Haas Our daughter has just entered kindergarten and is starting to become untruthful with us. We’ve punished her, but she is still being untruthful and we’re both getting more angry with her. In Children the Challenge (Penguin Group, 1991), Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs describes the four mistaken goals of children’s […]
By Christy Barritt Professor Requires Class to Wear “Rainbow” Ribbons A professor at a community college in Tennessee required her students to wear a rainbow-colored ribbon to show their support for the gay rights movement as part of a classroom assignment. The professor told students who protested the assignment because of their faith that […]
By Shawn McMullen Although October is a month away, it will be here before we know it and along with it, National Clergy Appreciation Month. Each year the second Sunday in October (October 13 this year) is set aside as National Clergy Appreciation Sunday. On this day and throughout the month, congregations are encouraged […]
