By Dan Lentz 1. Outside of church, work, school, and home, what other “extracurricular” activities take your time? Name as many as you can, both past and present. (Consider clubs, hobbies, and service organizations.) Read Philippians 3:1-11. 2. We find our identity in different ways. Some ways are healthy while others are […]
By Shawn McMullen It’s one of the most unattractive items in our kitchen, but we continue to use it. We have our reasons. Soon to enter its fifth decade of service, the napkin holder was crafted (and I use the term loosely) in the mid 1960s from a bottle of dishwashing detergent. I was […]
By Sarah Van Horn What does it take to change a life? Change a church? Change a community? As Christians, we tend to think big, planning big events for big people with big spiritual impact. Try thinking smaller. Starting with the Smallest People Start with the smallest people in your church. Most people […]
By Christy Barritt Canadian School Continues to Give Out Free Bibles A Canadian public school system will continue to give out free Bibles, despite the protests from one parent. Gideons International has been giving out Bibles to fifth graders in the Chilliwack, British Columbia school system since 1946. Before receiving the Bibles, the students […]
By Bev and Phil Haas We’re looking for tips that will help us keep the communication lines open with our kids. We want to make sure we’re developing good habits before we hit the teen years. You’re wise to start thinking now about the next stage. Some of the greatest communication challenges between […]
