By David Faust Psalm 136 Repetition sounds boring, but it can be a good thing. If a surgeon operates on your heart, you prefer it’s not the first time he wielded a scalpel. When a mechanic tinkers with your car, you’re glad to know he’s worked on other vehicles many times before. Coaches […]
The Lesson and Life — July 15, 2012
By Brent DeWees A man found a lamp and started to rub it. Sure enough, out popped a genie. The genie told him he had three wishes. For his first wish the man said, “I’d like a beach house with 20,000 square feet, a pool, and a boat slip.” Poof! He was in his […]
In the World — July 8, 2012
By Christy Barritt Planned Parenthood Promotes 40 Days of Prayer An affiliate of Six Rivers Planned Parenthood in Eureka, California launched a campaign that outraged pro-lifers across the country. The campaign, which took place from March 18 through April 27, was entitled 40 Days of Prayer: Supporting Women Everywhere, and it seemingly mimicked the […]
Healings and health care reform
By Jacqueline J. Holness When I was a student at the University of Georgia, I often saw a white street preacher perched on a wooden platform in the student center courtyard, wildly proclaiming the gospel. I had several reasons for not stopping to listen to what he had to say. My two main reasons […]
Where You Live — July 8, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. Distribute sheets of paper and ask members of your group to draw a tombstone. Then ask them to write on their tombstones what they would like to have inscribed or what they would like to be remembered for. Share the results with the group. Read 2 Samuel 23:1-7; 1 […]
