Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 39:1-5; Psalm 74; Psalm 79 Parents, start off today’s time by asking your kids a question that you already know the answer to. (For instance, “What is 2+2?”) Have you ever asked a question that you already know the answer to? Sometimes we ask those questions
3 Encouraging Trends I See in the UK’s Churches Ed Stetzer shares some observations and encouraging trends about the church in the UK. Single Parents and the Future of Children’s Ministry Most church leaders do not know how many single parents live in the community. Single moms and dads are
There is a crack in my name . . . Before, it just sat there, whole and untroubled on the corner of my desk, painted around the side of a white porcelain mug that is at least a century old. It is flanged out at the top and bottom, gilded around
This article is condensed from a much longer and more detailed article in BYU Studies Quarterly. That complete treatment can be found here. A Seeming Contradiction When you think about it, there seems to be a huge disparity between two features of the Book of Mormon: the Sermon on the
Warm-up Questions What is your favorite thing to eat? What happens if you have too much of it? Olympic Bread With the Summer Olympics in Paris this summer, bread is playing a central part in the tourist experience. After all, France is known for their bakeries, from crunchy baguettes to
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 17:5-8, 10, 14-27; 18:1-10; 19:1-8, 10-15 Let’s have fun creating today! Grab some play dough and spend some time crafting a pot. Think of all the characteristics that would make the pot useful. It needs to be big enough to hold something. It needs to have
No One Is Ever Too Old to Be Used by God Randy Alcorn reminds us that age is not a barrier that prevents God from using us for his purposes. Age, however, can be a denominational and local church barrier for older Christians to a larger role in their church.
As a Bridgerton fan, I found myself anticipating season three, featuring Penelope and Colin’s love story, not for the two romantic leads’ story as much as for the hopeful righting of another love story that had ruptured in season two—that of best friends Penelope and Eloise. As a fan and