Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Why do many tall hotel buildings not have guest rooms on the thirteenth floor? What are some other popular superstitions in our culture? Do you think most people really believe that certain things are bad luck? If not, why might they avoid them […]
America is becoming increasingly post-Christian. Christianity has been in decline and is losing ground as the majority religion. According to the Pew Research Center, only 56 percent of Americans saying they believe in God “as described in the Bible.” A recent Barna report showed that just 38 percent of Americans attend church services weekly. This […]
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As a young mother, I often struggled to pray for my sons in ways that differed from the default, go-to kinds of prayers: “Lord, please guide, guard, and protect my sons. Bless them and help them to be a blessing to you and to others.” There was and is nothing inherently wrong with such praying; […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: John 11:45-57 1 John 4:1-6 Job 15:17-35 Ezekiel 42–44 Ezekiel 42–44 There’s a verse tucked away in Ezekiel 44 that may not be familiar. Verse 15 mentions the Levitical priests who were descendants of Zadok and remained faithful to God even though the rest of the Israelites went astray. They are […]
