By Christy Barritt High School Football Coach Scrutinized for Team Meals A high school football coach in Walker County, Georgia came under attack by an atheist organization after several local churches provided pregame meals for the team. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to the county’s school superintendent and requested that the […]
Stress or rest?
By Jacqueline J. Holness As an American-born daughter of Jamaican parents who was raised in metro Atlanta, I consider myself a “Georgia Peach.” I don’t know as much as I should about my Jamaican heritage. This past summer, at my father’s invitation, I attended a thanksgiving and ecumenical service in celebration of Jamaica’s 50th year […]
Handling aggressive children
By Bev and Phil Haas My 4-year-old son continues to be so aggressive at church that it’s a problem for him and me. We’ve tried to change his behavior, but nothing seems to be working. I feel like I’m a terrible parent, and quite honestly, I’m tired of hearing other parents tell me what to […]
Paul survives a shipwreck–The Uniform Lesson for November 11, 2012
By Sam E. Stone In last week’s lesson, Paul stood before King Agrippa and the Roman governor, Festus. They both found him innocent of any crime but, since he had appealed to Caesar, they sent him on for a hearing before the emperor in Rome. Today we study a part of his sea voyage […]
The many faces of pain– Job 5-9
By David Faust Job’s friend Eliphaz got it right when he observed, “Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). Suffering takes many forms. You can see it in the eyes of a widower who misses his wife, the sorrow of parents who grieve the loss of a son […]