by Dan Lentz 1. Think about the person you’ve become. Are you more like your mother, your father, or neither? Why? Read Proverbs 15:21-33. 2. Instruct group members to pair up with one another. Then have each pair select two verses from the verses you’ve just read. Using the following questions as a guide, give […]
by Bill Cook As we sat in the restaurant with our two young daughters, the mother in the booth across from us told her child, “Hey, see that booth over there, across the way? Go over there and get me that ashtray.” The child was old enough to read and know better, so she answered […]
Another Look by David Faust No one wants to re-live the terrible hours of September 11, 2001, but it’s worthwhile to reflect on the ways that awful day affected us. 9/11 aroused deep emotions. We experienced the common bond that comes from sharing profound national and personal grief. 9/11 shattered our complacency. No longer could […]
The Editor’s Desk by Shawn McMullen Ten years ago today our great nation suffered a great tragedy. On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes, piloting two into the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth […]
Another Look by David Faust Have you discovered the power of the pause? Comedians recognize it. A well-timed pause right before the punch-line makes a story funnier. Musicians, preachers, and actors understand the power of the pause. Writers employ it by adding commas, dashes—and sometimes ellipses . . . . A pause provides a needed […]
