By Karen Wingate Committed to reading through the Bible in one year, my speed reading skidded to a screeching halt one hot July morning when my eyes caught Psalm 119:97. Did the writer say love? Wasn’t affection for law an emotion reserved only for law students and political science majors? Desperate to catch up […]
By Cheri Cowell Christians everywhere agree on the benefits of setting aside time to be with the Lord. Our hearts yearn for alone time with our heavenly Father, but for many of us, even with our best intentions, setting aside that time on a consistent basis seems difficult, if not impossible. I struggle […]
By Dan Lentz 1. When approaching a stoplight that has turned yellow, is your first response to speed up, or slow down? 2. If you could speed up something in your life right now, what would it be and why? If you could slow down something that is going on right now, what […]
By Sam E. Stone This lesson continues our study of highlights from the book of Hebrews. The early chapters clearly demonstrate ways in which the New Covenant is superior to the Old. The letter was written to urge Christians to remain faithful. Today we are reminded that, like a good parent, the Lord […]
By David Faust Where is our culture headed? To extremes. Restaurants and stores sell extreme tacos, super-charged energy drinks, and detergent that promises to make our clothes not just clean but “X-treme clean.” Musicians like Lady Gaga grab headlines with outlandish behavior. Cable news stations vie for ratings with outrageous stories and angry commentaries. Muslim […]
