By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Ezekiel 3:1-11 1. What impresses you most about the visions and instructions Ezekiel received in the opening chapters of his book? 2. What puzzles you about Heaven? What excites you about it? 3. What do […]
Faith-Based Films of 2017
By Jacqueline J. Holness While going to the movies is one of my favorite pastimes year-round, it is especially fun to escape the heat for a bit in the cool caverns of movie theaters in the thick of summer. Thankfully one of the fun ways that Christianity, or faith in general, can impact American culture […]
Evaluation Questions for July 16, 2017
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1. What do you admire most about the prophet Jeremiah? What do you consider his greatest accomplishments? 2. What prayers do you offer on behalf of the next generation? 3. In your own […]
In The World—July 9, 2017
By Melissa Wuske Following Christ Without the Church Ten percent of Americans say they are Christians who love Jesus but don’t attend church, according to a Barna Research study. These believers have attended church in the past but haven’t been in six months. This group is largely white, female, and part of the Generation X […]
Jeremiah—The Uniform Lesson for July 16, 2017
By Dr. Mark Scott It would seem that when God wants to make a prophet, he first takes him to the desert and crushes him. Tears make a prophet better than laughter does. The crucible of suffering is the best birthing room of a prophet. Jeremiah would have been glad to continue the family business […]