By Jacqueline J. Holness What would Jesus do? Youth minister Dan Seaborn likely created the most popular Christian pop culture question ever when he posed the question to motivate his youth group in 1989. In four words it crystallizes the essence of what we should aspire to as Christians. And it can be applied […]
In the World–March 11, 2012
By Christy Barritt Kindness and Social Networking Sixty-nine percent of American teens who use social networking sites like Facebook say their peers are mostly kind to one another while online. This is according to a new study by Pew Research Center. Eighty-eight percent of teens said they have witnessed people being mean and cruel […]
Praise the Lord – The Uniform Lesson for April 17
by Sam E. Stone When I was a student in Bible college, one of my professors talked about this text in a chapel service. He explained that this is often referred to as “the triumphal entry,” as Jesus came into Jerusalem on the Sunday before he died. He suggested that the triumphal entry Jesus seeks […]
Where You Live–March 4, 2012
By Dan Lentz 1. What are some significant contracts you’ve signed or given your word to fulfill (marriage, mortgage, employment)? Which of these contracts has changed your life most significantly? Why? Read John 1:1-14. 2. What does the phrase, “the Word became flesh,” mean? What impact did the Word have on the […]
The Word became flesh–The Uniform Lesson for March 11
By Sam E. Stone Before the world was created, God existed. The first words of the first book in the Bible read, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). John’s Gospel starts by affirming this truth. Since his was the last of the four Gospels to be written, John […]
