by Sam E. Stone The children of Israel had hope for the future. Last week we learned of the deliverance God has promised his people (Isaiah 45). This wasn’t going to happen immediately, however. The prophet reminded them not to forget that the Lord says, “I am God, and there is no other” (46:9). Babylon’s […]
Where You Live for January 16
by Dan Lentz 1. Draw lines on a sheet of paper that approximate a bingo card—five boxes wide by five boxes high. Write one phrase in each of the 25 boxes. Here are some examples to get you started: birthday in January, plays a musical instrument, likes pizza with pineapple, born in another state, looks […]
The Lesson and Life for January 16
by Byron Davis Two suspicious packages were found on U.S. bound cargo flights from Yemen, triggering searches of other cargo flights that had landed in the U.S. and prompting an investigation into whether al-Qaida was behind a new terror plot. Another news headline during this same period stated, “Suicide Bomber Kills 11 North of Baghdad.” […]
Day by Day —Week of January 2
Day 1 Matthew 1:1–17 Acts 1:1–11 Psalm 1 Genesis 1, 2 Day 2 Matthew 1:18–25 Acts 1:12–26 Psalm 2 Genesis 3, 4 Day 3 Matthew 2:1–12 Acts 2:1–21 Psalm 3 Genesis 5—8 Day 4 Matthew 2:13–23 Acts 2:22–47 Psalm 4 Genesis 9—11 Day 5 Matthew 3:1–12 Acts 3 Psalm 5 Genesis 12—14 Day 6 Matthew […]
Where You Live for January 9
by Dan Lentz 1. List at least one thing you hope to accomplish in the next: • month • six months • 12 months Read Isaiah 45:14-25. 2. Use some recent news headlines (bring newspapers, Internet news pages, or headlines you remember), and make a list of things people seem to follow. 3. Thinking about […]
