By Chuck Sackett “Why didn’t someone tell me it was going to be this hard?” Mike asked. No doubt someone did. We often tell people that living as a Christian requires more effort than becoming a Christian. But Mike, like many others, lost that message in the emotional excitement of finding forgiveness and freedom. […]
By Christy Barritt Americans Want to Keep Charitable Deductions The majority of Americans strongly oppose a proposed cut in charitable contribution deductions on their income tax. That’s according to a new survey done by Dunham and Company. The poll found that 75 percent of Americans value the deduction as it currently stands. Sixty-one percent […]
By Dan Lentz 1. If you had the freedom and resources to take a class or develop a skill to do something you cannot do now, what would it be? Read 1 Peter 1:3-16. 2. How would you explain the inheritance described in these verses to someone who is unfamiliar with Jesus? […]
By Sam E. Stone Two letters from the apostle Peter have been preserved for us in the New Testament. Around AD 64 he wrote to Christians living in the region we know as modern Turkey. The churches of Asia Minor were going through great suffering and persecution at this time. Peter wrote to encourage […]
By Christy Barritt Proposed Bill Requires Behavioral Health Assessment for Students A bill has been proposed in the Connecticut legislature that would require both public school and homeschooled children to undergo behavioral health assessments at various stages of their development. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association, a national homeschooling organization, said that the bill would […]
