By Traci Vandermark and Joy Trimbell The blood left my head and I felt faint—in need of something to hold on to. As I sat down I tried to process the information I just received. My 13-year-old daughter was a “cutter.” A thousand questions ran through my head. Why? What in her life is […]
By Jewell Johnson “Look, Mom,” Jenny said, holding her jeans out from her waist. “These don’t fit anymore.” I laughed as our daughter folded over the waistband. “Eleven is not your size anymore,” I said. But I didn’t laugh a few days later when Jenny dashed into the kitchen and said, “I ran to […]
By Bob Hostetler It began with cable television shows like The Learning Channel’s What Not to Wear and 10 Years Younger. But the trend quickly spread—and worsened—into shows depicting surgical makeovers. ABC launched Extreme Makeover, a series in which two ordinary people, shown first in an unflattering, ridicule-inviting “before” phase, underwent various operations and […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Appoint someone to write on a white board or large piece of paper. Then ask the group to shout out current news headlines until you have a dozen or so headlines on a list everyone can see. Go around the group and ask each person, “Which headline stirs up a […]
By Sam E. Stone John’s Gospel clarifies the length of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Because he mentions the various Passovers celebrated by our Lord, we are able to determine that his entire ministry was a little over three years. Christ did what was expected of all Jewish men—he came to Jerusalem each year in observance […]
