By Christy Barritt Gun Violence Increases in PG-13 Movies The amount of gun violence in movies rated PG-13 has more than tripled over the last two decades. This is according to a new study done at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia. Researchers watched 945 movies sampled from the 30 […]
By Sam E. Stone The parable we study today follows directly the story that Jesus told about the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-15). J. W. McGarvey suggested, “If the parable of the unjust steward teaches how riches are to be used, this parable sets forth the terrible consequences of a failure to so use them.” […]
By David Faust We don’t know the name of the chariot-rider who rolls across the scene in Acts chapter 8, but we know a lot about him: • He was a prominent government leader, presumably well-off and well-educated, “an important official in charge of all the treasury” for the queen of Ethiopia (Acts 8:27). • He […]
By Cindy Tuttle Years ago while my husband was a youth minister, we participated in the 30 Hour Famine. We decided to take the kids to Columbus to feed those who are homeless and give them winter items. We visited several of the small shelters people lived in. We gave them fuel for their […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Take out whatever set of keys you have with you. If you don’t have keys with you, then think about all the different locks you open in a typical week. Share with the group what each key unlocks. Do you carry any keys that you don’t use anymore or can’t […]
