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CURRENT EVENT – APRIL 22, 2012
Okay, so I’m going to write about the Blue Like Jazz film for a second time–and it’s not even out yet. Well, actually I’m going to write about an interview that author Donald Miller did on redletterchristians.com, but I’m not sure that distinction is worth much.
REFERENCE SHELF – APRIL 22, 2012
24.36-53: The messiah’s final appearance, commission, and departure. 36-37: Luke’s story emphasizes both the awesome wonder of Jesus’ appearance and the physical reality of his resurrected body (flesh and bones, see 20.34-36). 41: Disbelieving for joy and wondering is more like Mary’s faith than Zechariah’s doubt at the beginning of the story (1.18-20, 28-38).
MINISTRY WITH YOUTH – APRIL 22, 2012
“Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand.” If this sentence sounds like something your parents would say, count your blessings because you are getting good advice.
CURRENT EVENT-MARCH 18, 2012
Does wealth and status affect our behavior and attitudes? That’s the question psychologist, Paul Piff, and his colleagues set out to answer through a series of seven experiments.
CURRENT EVENT – DECEMBER 25, 2011
Each year, to prepare for the celebration of Christ’s birth, many Christians decorate their homes with some kind of nativity scene display.
MINISTRY WITH YOUTH – DECEMBER 25, 2011
As you think about images of the celebrating church, it is probably easiest for you to think about celebrating events such as births, marriages, and Communion. It may be more difficult, though, even to imagine celebrating things like death and the confession of sin.
CURRENT EVENT – DECEMBER 18, 2011
Each year the students of Sultana High School collect canned food to be donated to the less fortunate in their community. To raise interest in gathering more cans, the school turned the can collection into an interesting competition.
CURRENT EVENT – DECEMBER 11, 2011
For several years now the Twilight series of books about vampires, werewolves, and teen love has been incredibly popular. The movies that are based on the books have followed suit and gained a cult-like following.