By David Faust Psalm 115 Some pride is healthy and appropriate. At the end of a hard day’s work a laborer feels the satisfaction of a job well done. A fifth-grader smiles at her grade card because her extra effort in class has been rewarded. A newly baptized believer embraces the dignity and […]
The Lesson and Life — May 27, 2012
By Ben Cachiaras I had never been with someone at the brink of death. But now, as a young minister, I gently cradled the hand of a dear woman who was about to breathe her last. Stroking the ribbed veins on the back of her hand, I listened to her labored breathing and waited […]
In the World — May 20, 2012
By Christy Barritt Medical Journal Promotes “After-Birth Abortion” Two academics who published an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics believe that if abortion is legal, then terminating the life of a newborn baby should also be. They argued that newborn babies are “morally irrelevant” and ending their lives is no different than abortion. […]
Where You Live — May 20, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Name something you wanted for a long time but never received. 2. Name something you wanted for a long time and received. 3. What was each experience like? Read John 11:17-27, 41-44. 4. From these verses, list some things each of the following individuals wanted: Martha […]
The resurrection and the life–The Uniform Lesson for May 20
By Sam E. Stone Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the “synoptic Gospels.” These three accounts of Jesus’ life follow a similar outline and record many of the same events. The Gospel of John, written some years later, supplements our knowledge of Christ’s ministry in a wonderful way. While John recounts many of the […]
