By Jamie Shafer Built with hard work, faith, and a lot of frosting, Confectioneiress has been a labor of love for Victor and Mica Gosnell. Now in its third year, the cupcake shop in Zionsville, Indiana, has grown from providing 50 wedding cakes in its first year to 200 cakes this year. Consistent with […]
The Lesson and Life — for September 28, 2014
By Nathan Kline Recently I embarked on an adventure I wasn’t sure I could complete: I signed up to race in a half marathon. So in the fall of 2013, I registered for the 13.1-mile race with a goal time of 2 hours and 5 minutes. Quickly time passed for me to begin my […]
Where You Live — for September 28, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. Use the following sentence to tell us about your week: The bad news is ______ but the good news is ______. Read Jeremiah 33:1-11. 2. What contrasts do you see in this passage? (Compare the words and phrases of verses 4, 5, and 10 with verses 6-9 […]
In the World — September 21, 2014
By Christy Barritt Global Prayer Vigil for Saeed Abedini A global prayer vigil for Saeed Abedini has been planned for this Friday, September 26. The event falls on the second anniversary of Abedini’s imprisonment in Iraq. Abedini is the Iranian-American who was arrested because of his faith while building an orphanage in the Iraqi […]
Where You Live — for September 21, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. What’s the most illogical thing you’ve ever done (at least as it appeared to others)? Why did you do it? Read Jeremiah 32:1-9, 14, 15. 2. What were the immediate circumstances for Jeremiah and the people of Judah? 3. If you had been Zedekiah, king of […]
