By now you’ve seen or heard about Brittany Maynard’s story. Here is an amazing response to physician assisted suicide by Ann Voskamp. Personally God has been teaching me the discipline of taking my thoughts captive. Here’s a terrific article on that subject by Pastor Rick Warren of the great Saddleback Church in Orange County, CA. Discipling…
Read MoreOne of the feature favorites of the new Explore the Bible: Young Adults is the daily Bible Reading Plan found within the first few pages of each Personal Study Guide. As we study the Bible book-by-book within the 13-week quarterly model, it’s nearly impossible to cover each book of the Bible verse-by-verse. That’s where the Bible…
Read MoreThe Friday 5 is a new series on our blog featuring our favorite posts, tweets, quotables, or links from this week on the interwebs. This week we’ve been at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. So I thought we’d start with my 5 favorite quotes from Catalyst 14. Which one resonates with you? “No one can out-sin the…
Read MoreHave you noticed that there are benefits to knowing certain people, or rather, being known by certain people? “Who you know” can open doors for jobs, secure great deals on stuff, and provide access to limited venues. We all like to know someone who can “get us in” to wherever we want to go. But…
Read MoreA common question we receive is, “How should our group use the Personal Study Guide?” At least four different ways exist, with pros and cons of each. Regardless of which method you prefer, the Personal Study Guide will get used in one of the other ways as well. If you encourage everyone to study before arriving, they will also refer to their…
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