By Dr. Mark Scott This famous text contains the teachings of Jesus, the questions of Nicodemus, and the saving love of God. This late-night conversation between Jesus and this Pharisee led to a bright sunrise of teaching concerning saving love. Birth John 3:1-5 In each section of our text there is a rhetorical device (verses […]
By Dr. Mark Scott David’s music comforted King Saul (1 Samuel 16:23), but the lyrics of the shepherd’s 23rd psalm comfort us all. Who hasn’t been moved by the words of this most famous passage? It has been read at more funeral services than any other psalm. It underlines God’s comfort, provision, discipline, guidance, joy, […]
By Melissa Wuske The Sanctuary Movement Three hundred churches across the country are joining the Sanctuary Movement, pledging to provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants and “to educate and activate our congregations, to amplify and respond to the voices of immigrant leaders, and to speak out against the discrimination of any and all marginalized people.” The […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Psalm 23 1. For you personally, what does it mean to say that Jesus is your Good Shepherd? 2. Do you know anyone who seems harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd? What […]
By Laura McKillip Wood In the 1800s, the Dakota people (Hunkpati Oyate) of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe lived primarily in Minnesota. In late 1862, when tensions between white settlers and Native Americans reached a peak, the Minnesota government issued orders to forcibly relocate the Dakota people to Fort Thompson, South Dakota, on what became […]
