By Steven Clark Goad But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean (Romans 14:14, NIV, 1984). All Christians belong to the same spiritual family, bought and redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. To be siblings in Christ is the grandest relationship souls can have in the physical […]
By Cheri Lynn Cowell Recent national surveys by the Barna Group have determined the three most common perceptions of Christians today are anti-homosexual (an image held by 91 percent of young non-Christians), judgmental (87 percent), and hypocritical (85 percent). In their seminal book, UnChristian (Baker, 2007), a summary of their three-year study of how […]
By H. Lynn Gardner Living with our differences is a constant challenge. Understanding two rival definitions of tolerance guides us in knowing when to be tolerant and when not to be tolerant. Traditionally, tolerance has meant respect for those who hold differing views from one’s own. However, a new definition of tolerance has emerged […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Collect a number of small household items (brush, scissors, soap, and so on) and place them in a basket. Pass the basket among group members and ask them to pick one item out of the basket and explain how the item reminds them of a situation or circumstance they are […]
By Sam E. Stone Today’s suggested devotional reading, Micah 6:1-8, presents the same principles taught in our printed text. Both passages show the importance God places on how his people treat others. All of our lessons so far this quarter have been based on sections of “the law,” the first five books of the […]
