Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Following the 2016 presidential campaign, unsuccessful candidate Hillary Clinton released a book entitled What Happened. Why can examining a personal failure be a helpful exercise? 2. Consider a personal crisis of your own (loss of a job, financial difficulty, etc.). What did you […]
My attitude was horrible. I was complaining and criticizing, seeing the faults, not the growth, in other people. Nothing seemed to measure up to my standards. A friend and colleague noticed this and quietly but firmly asked, “You once said the lordship of Jesus Christ was paramount in your life. Has that changed?” Ouch! As […]
I keep plenty busy in this season of my life. From the time I roll out of bed in the morning and feed breakfast to my four hungry kids to the time I crash back into bed at night, there is little down time. I keep the calendar. I clean the house. I fill the […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 20:1-8 Titus 3:9-15 Proverbs 16:17-33 Esther 5–6 Proverbs 16:17-33 “If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed” (Kate Halverson). During the election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln’s first choice for vice president was Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler, but when asked to serve Butler surprisingly refused. He […]
This past spring I was invited to give the baccalaureate address for a large Christian high school. There were 172 graduates. The school’s facilities and faculty were impressive. The same was true for its academic, artistic, and athletic achievements. The school administrators and board of trustees have made a concerted effort to remain true to […]
