Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What makes you the real you? Give at least three responses to that question. Which of your responses defines yourself by your relationship with someone else? 2. When would you prefer to remain neutral rather than take a side? In what situations have […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 21:1-19 Hebrews 2:1-9 Proverbs 19:15-29 Isaiah 6–8 Hebrews 2:1-9 Important instruction in school was often prefaced with, “Now pay attention. This is important.” Most likely it would appear on the next test. The writer of Hebrews used the same literary heads-up. Pay attention so you do not drift away. Not […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. Following the 2016 presidential campaign, unsuccessful candidate Hillary Clinton released a book entitled What Happened. Why can examining a personal failure be a helpful exercise? 2. Consider a personal crisis of your own (loss of a job, financial difficulty, etc.). What did you […]
MONDAY Reading for Today: Luke 20:1-8 Titus 3:9-15 Proverbs 16:17-33 Esther 5–6 Proverbs 16:17-33 “If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed” (Kate Halverson). During the election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln’s first choice for vice president was Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler, but when asked to serve Butler surprisingly refused. He […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson: 1. What is your opinion about what will happen in the future? Would you describe the world of tomorrow as unknowable, bleak, or promising? Defend your opinion. 2. A popular science fiction theme is an impending “extinction event”—the looming mass destruction of humanity. Can […]
