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Loner ten-year-old Jess Aarons and new neighbor Leslie Burke become best friends, creating together an imaginary land across a creek behind their houses, where they can escape rejection at school and, for Jess at least, invisibility at home.Leslie jo...

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Coming to terms with the role the settlers, our ancestors, and we play in race ■relations in America and learning from their successes and failures in applying ■Christian values to treatment of our fellow man.

A History of Racism in the United States

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Laura M. Cheifetz, Jessica Vazquez Torres

It's difficult to fathom that in America's earliest days Native Americans were pushed out of their homes and eventually sequestered to reservations, or that God-fearing white men buying and selling black slaves was perfectly acceptable to the ruling ...

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Jews and Christians alike seek out answers to some of life's most vexing problems ■in the Bible, yet we often come to very different conclusions about what is fair, ■what is best, and what is right. Perhaps nowhere is that more evident that in our ■understandings of the conflicts in the middle-east.

A Jewish Perspective on Israel, Covenant, and the Land

By Martha Bettis-Gee, David Elcott

Various authors and scholars have written Thoughtful Christian studies on the Middle East, including the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. This study is written by a Jewish man who has lived in Israel. We encourage participants to respectfully consid...

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The concept of recycling is easy to accept but the actual practice--and how to ■get started--may be a challenge. But our call as Christians requires that we not ■waste God's gifts to us.

A Return to Recycling

By Megan Pillow Davis

Recycling one ton of paper saves seventeen trees, two barrels of oil (enough to run the average car for 1,260 miles); 4,100 kilowatts of energy (enough power for the average home for six months); 3.2 cubic yards of landfill space; and sixty pounds of...

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Abraham

By Martha Bettis-Gee, Gary W. Light

Three religious traditions look to Abraham as the "father of faith" in one sense or another: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the New Testament, both James and Paul consider Abraham an important model to Christianity. Since Abraham is such an imp...

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We've all heard the stories: the Holy Family gathered in the manger, the three ■wise men bearing gifts, the shepherds watching their flocks, the star of ■Bethlehem. For many of us the Bible stories of Jesus' birth may be even more ■familiar than our own! But if you look closely, you'll see that there are some real ■differences among the birth narratives in the gospels. In this study, we'll examine ■what those differences are and consider the implications for Christians today.

Accounts of Jesus' Birth

By Steven M. Sheeley

The Christmas story is a very familiar one, and most people are in the habit of combining the beginnings of Matthew and Luke in order to make one seamless story. The result is a wonderful and comfortable picture of the Holy Family, magi, shepherds, a...

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Learning about adolescent, young adult spirituality.

Adolescent Spirituality

By Kathy L. Dawson

Imagine an adolescent girl walking into the youth group room and finding a disposable cup and a large supply of art materials. She feels her stomach tighten into a knot. "Oh, no!" she thinks. "Another of those cutesy art activities. All I really want...

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Advent Through the Eyes of Those Who Waited

By Carol A. Wehrheim

Author Carol Wehrheim introduces and re-introduces readers to several biblical characters found in the lectionary readings for Advent. First, the prophets in the book of Isaiah present us with the idea of waiting and preparing for the Messiah--our wo...

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Does the Bible offer guidance for contemporary man-made threats such as ■pollution?

Air Pollution
Inside and Out

By Megan Pillow Davis

What is air pollution? What are its causes and effects? What can we do to help address it? There are many small steps we can take to improve the environment and our health. We can also protect ourselves from the threats of air pollution in our homes,...

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Amazing Grace

By Joyce MacKichan Walker

Amazing Grace tells the story of the twenty-year effort of William Wilberforce, member of the British House of Commons, to abolish the slave trade and slavery. Even though his bills were defeated year after year, and even though he was chronically il...

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An Inconvenient Truth
Facts about Global Warming

By Greg Garrett

In this study we'll discuss three scenes from the film An Inconvenient Truth that demonstrate the science of global warming. In the process of our viewing and discussion, we'll explore theological and ethical questions as well as scientific ones: Wha...

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An Inconvenient Truth
Ethical Challenges

By Greg Garrett

We Americans are privileged to live in a highly mobile society; for many of us, some climate change can be mitigated by heating and air-conditioning. But for the poor in the United States, and for many people around the globe, natural disasters and t...

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What does the Bible teach about angels and how do these views compare to ■ways in which angels are portrayed today? How can knowing what the Bible ■teaches help to strengthen our walk with God?

Angels
God's Messengers

By Susan R. Garrett

In this two-session study we'll explore the role of angels in spirituality. Angels are often mentioned in the Bible and they have played important roles in Christian spirituality through the centuries. They are even prominently featured in contempora...

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Angels and Demons

By Edward N. McNulty

Angels and Demons has been very popular. Author Dan Brown knows how to write a page-turner, and film director Ron Howard is equally adept at keeping the action moving on screen. But during those rare moments when a break in the action leaves the char...

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Appreciating Spiritual Gifts

By Lynne M. Baab

For many Christians, the topic of spiritual gifts raises a variety of emotions. Some feel fear or frustration, wondering if they have a gift or feeling squeezed into a mold. Yet others find freedom in discovering their spiritual gifts. They realize t...

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