Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. In high school, were you part of a certain social group? What cliques or divisions were you aware of as a teenager? Are you aware of different closed communities now? 2. Let’s talk plants for a moment. Weakly established root systems produce sickly, […]
I’ll never forget the first time I told Candy that I loved her. I was 20 years old and she was 19. We were sitting side by side in my rust-colored, rust-covered Plymouth in the parking lot of a fine dining establishment called Donut Land. Mustering up my courage, I looked her in the eyes […]
“A farmer went out to sow his seed . . .” (Luke 8:5a). Christians are called to share their faith with others. The fields in which we sow the gospel are varied. Not all soil is the same. Jesus’ parable of the sower reminds us that in spite of the condition of the various grounds, […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Mark 15:33-41 Galatians 5:1-12 Psalm 1162 Samuel 20–21 Galatians 5:1-12What holds you captive? Most of us would claim that nothing does. In reality, though, many of us—even those who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior—aren’t completely free. For some, their past holds them captive, whispering lies into their ears about how […]
Forty-seven-year-old David Asprey, founder and CEO of Bulletproof coffee, wants to live to be 180. He’s invested a million dollars in extensive stem cell treatments and plans to spend several million more to become a centenarian. He’s confident that science will get him to his goal. Sometimes we Christians put our confidence in the wrong […]
