When to forgive (8-30-15 Formations)
Have you ever hurt someone, sought forgiveness, and received anger and refusal in response?
When to walk away (8-23-15 Formations)
Sometimes resolution and healing cannot be reached. We believe that all things are possible with God's grace, but the human heart can close itself off from love and forgiveness and choose anger and brokenness.
Return to the task (8-23-15 BSFL)
The spread of the gospel at Pentecost continued its outward push, with the church at Antioch becoming the center of the mission to the Gentiles.
How to proceed (8-16-15 Formations)
Conflict is everywhere, even in Sunday School lessons. We consider three biblical texts that help us deal with conflict from a Christian perspective.
Return to unity (8-16-15 BSFL)
It had been a momentous time for the disciples. Jesus had left them to return to the Father.
How to act (8-9-15 Formations)
People are clannish. We identify with our own kind, share the same traditions, ideas, expectations
Return to God’s word (8-9-15 BSFL)
It may seem strange to you that the name Ezra suddenly appears in our text dealing with the reading of the Scripture in Jerusalem. What we probably don’t know is that Ezra and Nehemiah were actually one book in the ancient Hebrew and Greek Old
Whom to Love (8-2-15 Formations)
We've all heard the truism: “Two things are certain in this life — death and taxes.” You can add a third certainty — conflict.
God comforts believers in life’s circumstances, struggles (7-26-15 Formations)
Several times, when confronted with tragedy, the words of the Lord, “Have you thought about my servant Job?” (1:8, Common English Bible) have strengthened my faith.
Return to prayer as Nehemiah did (8-2-15 BSFL)
Nearly a century and a half had lapsed since the southern kingdom of Judah had fallen to Babylon and the people of God ceased to be an independent nation. During that time, the Medes and Persians took control of Babylon and all its territory under