By David Faust In the late 1800s when visionaries proposed connecting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the mainland, skeptics scoffed about “the bridge that could never be built.” It took a long time to realize the dream, but since its completion in 1957, millions of travelers have crossed the 26,372-foot-long Mackinac Bridge. In 1961 President John […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Luke 1:26-38 1. What is your first reaction when someone presents you with a visionary new idea? Are you eager to embrace […]
By Valerie Jones It’s that time in the worship service when the music plays and the offering plate is passed around. Week after week we reach for the check written to the church. We are mostly familiar with the command that calls us to give back to God 10 percent of what he has given […]
By Elizabeth Reid I have a picture on my wall of the gang of missionary kids I grew up with. We are stacked up on a slide: youngest at the bottom, oldest at the top. We are children of the ’90s, dressed in mismatched colors of the late ’80s. Fashion trends are slow to come […]
By Susie Kearley It’s great when Christians are able to give lots of money to the church and other good causes. But don’t dismay if you’re unable to give as much as other people. God rejoices in modest gifts as well as large ones, and Jesus said that the attitude with which you give is […]
