Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Where would you turn to get an exact definition of a word? to learn which new car is the most reliable? to keep up on current events? Explain your reasons for doing so. 2. What are some differences between a person who is […]
The final lesson in this issue of The Lookout falls on Easter Sunday. It’s a great way to wrap up the issue and a timely reminder of the importance of the resurrection. When I think about Easter, I think about the many changes we associate with the season. Children change ordinary eggs into colorful works […]
When she was in her 80s, my mother bought some balls of yarn and started crocheting six-inch squares. She intended to sew them together into a large afghan, but she never finished the project. After Mother died last year, my daughter Michelle took her leftover yarn and started crocheting and sewing to carry on the […]
Authority. It’s one of those words we love and hate. We love it in relation to others: “When the neighbors kept lighting fireworks past 11 p.m., thank goodness the authorities ordered them to stop.” But we hate it in relation to ourselves: “When I turned my front yard into an alpaca farm, the authorities ordered […]
MONDAY Reading for Today:Matthew 27:27-44Romans 13Psalm 68Deuteronomy 22–26 Deuteronomy 22–26There might be some things in life you want to forget: painful memories, for example. The Israelites might have wanted to forget their years of slavery in Egypt. Moses, however, told them to remember. In Deuteronomy 24:18, 22 Moses told the people to remember their slavery. […]
