At times, growth seems almost effortless.The other day a friend of mine rescued a baby rabbit. She’s been feeding it with an eye-dropper, and the bunny gets noticeably bigger every day. The rose bushes in front of my house burst into bloom on warm summer days with minimal support from me. My 2-year-old granddaughter’s body […]
Week 41 Application |
Week 41
Study Questions
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. How important do you think it is for an architect or builder to have top quality tools, materials, and training to complete a masterful work? 2. How do you explain why some people accept Jesus and are baptized into him, but yet quickly […]
From the Editor |
Born To Grow
The folks at Facebook knew what they were doing when they designed the app’s “Memories” feature. Opening the app to find an event I had posted on that same date a year or more ago routinely brings a smile to my face. We’ve been vacationing as a family for several years now, and around our […]
Week 41 Mission | Power to Preserve
“Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” It has become a rallying cry for people in all kinds of situations. North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano spoke these now famous words in 1993 shortly before he died of cancer. Many others have uttered similar motivational axioms. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the […]
Guest Editorial |
Stay The Course
“I quit!” Words that readily flow from our lips when things get tough and demanding, because we are easily drawn to the path of least resistance. To stay the course and finish what we started requires that we push back against our natural instincts. Success comes, however, when we find within ourselves the strength and […]
