By David Faust We take light for granted. Flip a switch and you can light up every room in your house. Push a button and your car’s headlights illuminate the road ahead. For most of human history, though, light required a lot of work. The ancient Egyptians used mirrors to bring sunlight into caves. Northern Europeans […]
By Sam E. Stone This month’s lessons highlight “The Pledge of God’s Presence,” as seen in the Gospels of John and Mark. The quarter’s overall theme is, “The Spirit Comes.” The preparatory ministry of John the Baptist is recounted early in John’s Gospel. It had been almost 400 years since the last Old Testament prophet […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. If you could be introduced to any living person, who would it be? How would you introduce yourself? What would you want to talk about? Read John 1:29-34. 2. The previous day (in verses 19-28), John identified who he was and who he wasn’t. How do you think that discussion […]
By S’ambrosia Wasike Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be counted among the small number of people throughout the history of humankind who have actually seen Jesus? We have all read plenty of biblical accounts of his life and can recite them as if we had written the manuscripts ourselves, but […]
By David Faust Most Bible readers don’t place the book of Leviticus high on their list of favorite Scriptures. Many who attempt to read the Bible from start to finish do fine until they get to Leviticus. Genesis grabs attention by informing us about the creation of the universe, Noah and the flood, and Joseph’s rise […]
