By Michael C. Mack 1. If you could develop a “new and improved” version of something, what would it be? (Warning: People are unacceptable responses!) What are the limitations of the old version? What would you change? Read Jeremiah 31:31-37. 2. Identify each of the “I will” statements. In your own […]
By Sam E. Stone Jeremiah is often called “the weeping prophet” because of the sad news he had to bring to his people. But he also held out hope for them. Following 70 years in Babylonian captivity, a remnant would return to the promised land (Jeremiah 23:3). They would rebuild Jerusalem and be the […]
By Nathan Kline There I was, standing before hundreds of people, crying my eyes out because of what I beheld. At four o’clock in the afternoon on August 18, 2012, my eyes flowed like Niagara Falls because the woman of my dreams was walking down the aisle, getting ready to marry me. As I […]
By Christy Barritt Parents Value Grades over Kindness A new study by a researcher at Harvard has found that parents value grades and athletic success more than showing kindness. Rick Weissbourd and his colleagues surveyed 10,000 children from across the country and asked them to rank various values in importance. Eighty percent of the […]
By Bev and Phil Haas Our kids are two and a half years apart. The youngest just left for college. If she’s anything like her older brother, we’re entering the proverbial empty nest. My husband and I are dealing with lots of emotions, ranging from the joy of seeing them grow up to the […]
