By David Faust Where can you find the missing peace? Ballgames, movies, and vacations can’t fill the void. Political parties clamor for attention and seek our votes, but government leaders can’t guarantee peace. Jobs keep us busy, but surveys report widespread dissatisfaction among American workers. Entertainment distracts us, but it doesn’t fulfill us. Church involvement […]
Devotional thoughts on Romans 5:1-11 By Mike Berry It’s easy to see the chaos in our life and feel hopeless. Even more so, it’s easy to become so focused on that chaos that we fail to see anything but hopelessness. Our kids are out of control. Hopeless. We’ve drained our savings because of unforeseen medical […]
By Mark Scott We taught a Sunday school class called H.O.P.E.—Hitched Or Patiently Engaged. Some maintain unwavering hope for a spouse. Families in surgical waiting rooms feel relief when the doctor says, “We think we got it all.” Some maintain unwavering hope for the health of a loved one. Why are we this way? Because […]
Devotional thoughts on Romans 3:21-31 By Thilini Cate In Letter VIII of C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, Screwtape explains to his protégé the different purposes that God and the devils have for the human race: “We want cattle who can finally become food; He wants servants who can finally become sons.” What Lewis explains through dialogue […]
By Mike Mack 1. Besides your salvation, what is the best thing you’ve ever gotten for free? Read Romans 3:21-31. 2. Your group is in charge of explaining and defending “justification by grace” to a group of people who have never heard of this. What specifics will you cover? (For example: Is it an act […]
