By Tony Sullivan “Sir, we found a prayer journal at our gate at the airport. We were sure it belonged to you.” The words were spoken by an airline employee to Joe Guthrie, minister of the Golden Isle Christian Church in Brunswick, Georgia. Joe, a tent-making preacher for many years, does a lot of […]
Daniel’s prayer–The Uniform Lesson for March 10, 2013
By Sam E. Stone “The events of Daniel 9 were triggered by the reading of Scripture,” explains James E. Smith. “Daniel had access to a collection of prophetic literature which included the scroll of Jeremiah. He noted in Jeremiah 25:11 that the desolations of Jerusalem were to end after the termination of the seventy […]
In the World — March 3, 2013
By Christy Barritt Americans at 13-Month Low Earlier this year, Gallup’s Life Evaluation Index, which measures how Americans feel about their current and future lives, fell to 47.2 on a scale of zero to 100. The number has been in decline for months. The index also showed a partisan split in the scores, verifying […]
Where You Live — for March 3, 2013
By Dan Lentz 1. Have everyone draw a fuel tank gauge on a piece of paper including the E (empty) and F (full) markers. Ask group members to place an indicator needle at the appropriate spot to depict his or her spiritual fuel tank right now. Ask members to show their fuel tank gauges […]
Daniel’s vision of change–The Uniform Lesson for March 3, 2013
By Sam E. Stone The genuineness of the prophetic message of Daniel was sanctioned by Jesus Christ himself (Matthew 24:15). Edward J. Young points out, however, “Daniel was not a prophet in a restricted, technical sense. He was rather a statesman at the court of heathen monarchs . . . inspired of God to […]