By Sam E. Stone In this final lesson from Isaiah, we study part of his prophetic message that parallels John’s vision recorded in the book of Revelation. Bible scholars point out how the book of Isaiah mirrors the entire 66 books of the Bible. Isaiah 1–39 is reminiscent of the 39 books found in […]
By Shawn McMullen Albert Barnes suggested the psalm was written “when [David] was entering on domestic life, as the psalm consists of ‘rules’ which he appears to have laid down for himself as the head of a family.” Charles Spurgeon referred to it as the “House-holder’s Psalm” and remarked that if every husband and […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Divide your numeric age by three. Then think about your life in three different time periods. When you think about the first third of your life, what dominant memory comes to mind? Share that memory with the group. Do the same thing with the second and third segments of your […]
By Candy Arrington The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage (Psalm 16:6, New Revised Standard Version). After my mother died, I tackled the job of cleaning out her house. My father’s death had occurred 20 years earlier, so I was surprised she’d never emptied his […]
By Karen Joy Robertson A dear friend lived her final years in overwhelming pain, intensified by the disappointments that came with her circumstances. “Nobody comes to visit me. I have nothing to give anymore,” she said. Growing old is not for the fainthearted. But neither is being young. Carolanne, age 7, flopped into my […]
