Moses replied, "When I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors sent me to you,' they will ask me, 'What is his name?' So what can I tell them?" God said, "I am who I am." Exodus 3:13-14 Questions for Life Groups Read Exodus 3:4-14. What did...
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." This famous line from Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, reminds us that names don't matter nearly as much as who we are. But this doesn't keep us from using names as a shortcut...
The Lord said to Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's home, and go to a land that I am going to show you." Genesis 12:1 Questions for Life Groups Read Genesis 12:1-5 and Genesis 18:20-33. Are these familiar stories? Can you relate to what...
According to Dr. Robin Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University, I am fast approaching the age when the number of close relationships I'm likely to maintain is about to plummet. Professor Dunbar is best known for the number 150. This number...
The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's home, and go to a land that I am going to show you.” Genesis 12:1 Questions for Life Groups Read Genesis 12:1-5 and Genesis 18:20-33. Are these familiar stories? Can you relate to what...
Google the expression “How to make good decisions?” and you’ll find a long list of articles offering three to twenty-three steps to help you out. Martin G. Moore, writing for Harvard Business Review, lists eight recommended steps. For example, this consultant to...
God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all: everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence. Romans 3:22-23 Questions for Life Groups Read Psalm 27 and...
The questions are familiar, and some variation may be one of the first sentences we learn to form when we grow up traveling somewhere often. "Are we there yet?" the child says from the backseat. "How much longer?" asks the bored teenager. "Shouldn't we be there by...
The Lord said to me, “Go down to the potter's house, where I will give you my message.” So I went there and saw the potter working at his wheel. Whenever a piece of pottery turned out imperfect, he would take the clay and make it into something else. Jeremiah 18:1-12...
Anyone who has ever walked on mud consisting of wet clay knows that clay sticks to your boots and is challenging to remove. The higher the clay content of the soil, the stickier the mess. By the time you walk a few feet, your boots are a lot heavier. Some clay is...