I love to read C. S. Lewis so you can imagine my delight in discovering one of his early short stories lately published in 1977. This particular story was found hiding in a bound notebook. Though many questioned its authenticity, a later revision in Lewis’s own hand, along with the testimony of Douglas Gresham who […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Recall a time when someone you know acted in an unwise or foolish way. Without dishonoring anyone involved, what happened as a result of those actions? What was the collateral damage to others? 2. Name someone you know (or knew) whose character you […]
We have all waited at some point. We wait in line at the bank for the next available teller. We wait to checkout at Walmart—behind the frazzled mom with the screaming child. There’s the unnerving sock-footed wait for the TSA screening as we pass through airport security and, yes, there’s the slow wait for our […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Luke 1:39-56 Ephesians 2:1-10 Psalm 119:17-24 1 Kings 4–5 Psalm 119:17-24Before you read the Bible, do you pray for God to open your eyes to see what he wants you to see? Or do you read the Bible so you can check it off your list and then move on to the […]
The discipleship program “Rooted” originated in Africa and is growing in popularity among American churches. The prison epistles (our study through the bulk of the summer months) stress what it is like to be rooted in Christ (Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 2:6, 7). It is especially important that we are rooted in the plan of God […]
