By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Romans 5:6-11; 8:31-39 1. How has God’s reconciling love impacted you personally? 2. How do you react to people who are culturally or racially different from you? Do you gravitate toward them or do you […]
By Kelly Carr It’s time. But we’ve arrived embarrassingly late to the grand event, skittering to a halt before the guest of honor. Our garments are tattered and spattered with mud. We are a sight to behold. We are the impetuous children, having frolicked and spurned guidance, fully ensconced in our own whimsies, play, and […]
By Bob Mize The seven statements Jesus uttered while dying for our sins guide us through the darkest hours of this universe. They also precede the most glorious event of all times—the resurrection. May these words bring us to contrition before our God and then to gratitude for his mercy. One: Forgiving “Father, forgive them, […]
By Jon Hembree The triumphal entry on Palm Sunday is one of just a handful of accounts included in all four Gospels. It’s a story from Scripture that I’ve been taught, I’ve read, and I’ve studied countless times. Chances are, if you grew up in the church like I did, you probably remember being handed […]
By David Faust Who first looked at a lobster and said, “You know, I bet that would taste good”? Who was the first beachcomber to pry open an oyster and exclaim, “Mmm, that looks yummy”? We take guitars and violins for granted, but who first discovered that strings tightly stretched across a wooden frame could […]
