By Dan Lentz 1. Plan ahead of time to share a meal together as a group. If you meet in the morning, make it a breakfast or brunch. If you meet later in the day, share a simple supper together. As you are eating, ask group members to name their favorite restaurant and talk […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Talk about your family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Where do you fall in the birth order? Tell the group something unique about your parents. Read John 9:1-17. 2. It was common in Jesus’ day to equate disability and health problems with sins committed by […]
By David Faust Psalm 90 Walking through a mostly empty church building, a friend of mine noticed the minister’s young daughter standing on the stage with a microphone in her hand. She sang, “Jesus loves me, this I know, 40 Bibles tell me so.” My friend laughed, “Hey, if 40 Bibles say it, […]
By Alan Ahlgrim Everyone suffers; sometimes we even bring it on ourselves. When we eat or drink too much or live for too long on fast-forward, we usually pay a price. There is an undeniable link between sin and suffering. However, sometimes our sickness isn’t rooted in our personal sin, or even in our […]
By Christy Barritt Komen Still Supporting Planned Parenthood After making headlines in January for cutting ties with Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced the following month that it had revised its grant-making policy in support of the world’s largest abortion provider. Komen founder Nancy Brinker said in a statement, “We want […]
