By David Faust Psalm 90 Walking through a mostly empty church building, a friend of mine noticed the minister’s young daughter standing on the stage with a microphone in her hand. She sang, “Jesus loves me, this I know, 40 Bibles tell me so.” My friend laughed, “Hey, if 40 Bibles say it, […]
The Lesson and Life — April 22, 2012
By Alan Ahlgrim Everyone suffers; sometimes we even bring it on ourselves. When we eat or drink too much or live for too long on fast-forward, we usually pay a price. There is an undeniable link between sin and suffering. However, sometimes our sickness isn’t rooted in our personal sin, or even in our […]
In the World — April 22, 2012
By Christy Barritt Komen Still Supporting Planned Parenthood After making headlines in January for cutting ties with Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced the following month that it had revised its grant-making policy in support of the world’s largest abortion provider. Komen founder Nancy Brinker said in a statement, “We want […]
Where You Live — April 15, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Distribute sheets of paper and ask group members to draw a series of stick figures representing the various people groups they routinely come in contact with (children, the elderly, Caucasian, Hispanic, wealthy, poor, and so on). Then ask group members to show and explain their papers to the rest of […]
Samaritan woman finds living water–The Uniform Lesson for April 22
By Sam E. Stone Early in Jesus’ ministry he reached out to those ignored or snubbed by others. The Samaritans were such a group. Considered “half-breeds,” these were the children of Jews who had intermarried with pagans. Many from the Northern Kingdom were exiled years before, but some remained in the land. They married […]
