by John Hampton Several years ago Academy award winning actor and 1970s heartthrob Robert Redford directed a movie titled A River Runs Through It. The movie is based on a true story about two brothers who grew up in rural Montana. One rebels against his father, a Presbyterian preacher, while the other is a compliant […]
by Sam E. Stone This lesson concludes our three-month study on the general theme, “We Worship God.” We have considered guidelines for leaders, followed by reasons for praise, and finally John’s vision of worship. Today’s text comes from the portion of Revelation appropriately referred to as the conclusion or epilogue. It balances the foreword of […]
by Dan Lentz 1. Prior to your group gathering, assemble a basket containing various fruits. Provide at least one piece of fruit for every member of the group. Pass the basket and invite group members to select and eat a piece of fruit. As the group is sharing in this fruit snack, take turns discussing […]
by John Hampton All of us ache for a better world. Would you agree? Every day we see headlines about suffering, senseless violence, and oppression. There is a restlessness in every human heart that instinctively longs for something more. C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity, Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those […]
