By Bev and Phil Haas My parents weren’t Christians, and I didn’t become a follower of Jesus until I was 21 years old. Now I’m a parent of two preschoolers and I want my kids to follow Jesus. Can you give us some suggestions on how to guide them in that direction? Most of us […]
Increased Faith—The Uniform Lesson for May 1, 2016
By Dr. Mark Scott Jesus’ teachings often overwhelmed the disciples. When he taught that he was the bread of life, his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching” (John 6:60). When he taught about what truly defiles a person, his disciples asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” (Matthew […]
Coming and Going
By David Faust Psalm 121:8 says, “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” I like that verse because I have discovered that life involves a series of comings and goings. Par for the Course We’re a society on the go. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are […]
At Home and Abroad
By Laura McKillip Wood Dr. Chip Anderson moved to Costa Rica to work with Latin America Mission (LAM) in 1982. Ten years later, LAM began an urban outreach called Christ for the City. By 1995, Christ for the City had grown so much that LAM decided to spin it off as its own missions agency, […]
In The World—April 24, 2016
By Melissa Wuske Bible-Minded in America An annual study by American Bible Society (ABS) and Barna Group sought to determine the most “Bible-minded” cities in the United States. The study defined Bible-minded people as those “who report reading the Bible in a typical week and who strongly assert the Bible is accurate in the principles […]
