Free Speech or Sacrilegious Offense?
(Adult Study)
By Ted Peters
The Danish cartoon caricature crisis--precipitated by the September 30, 2005, publication in Jyllands-Posten of twelve cartoons, one depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a turban shaped like a bomb--appears to non-Muslims as a battle between free spee...
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(Adult Study)
By Diane Stephens
Christian men and women went to live in the hazardous desert environment of the Middle East, starting in the third century and continuing for another 350 years. Those who stayed and cultivated wisdom from life on the edge became known as the desert f...
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(Youth Study)
By Sue Washburn
The goal for this study is to help teens understand the different theological perspectives of prayer.Christians agree that prayer changes things--somehow. But no one has the absolute answer about what actually happens when we pray. Even within the ch...
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(Adult Study)
By Greg Garrett
We tend to associate grief primarily with major life traumas such as a death in the family, a divorce, or an illness. But grief may also emerge in response to any change or loss, including those that we might view as largely positive. Moving away fro...
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(Parenting Study)
By Sue Washburn
All parents want their child to succeed in life. But how do we know if we are doing too much or too little for our child? Is there a line? When should we step back and let our child make it or break it on her own? How can we convince our children tha...
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(Adult Study)
By Edward N. McNulty
The awful reality of the genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s is now getting the attention it deserves. In this movie, however, the filmmakers decided not to concentrate on the bloody horror of genocide but instead focus on one man who rose above the hatr...
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(Adult Study)
By Susan R. Garrett
Protestant theologians are vexed by James' claim that "faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead," (James 2:17) and by the book's insistence that faith alone cannot bring salvation. Others argue endlessly over whether the letter was even written b...
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Live Together or Die Alone
(Adult Study)
By Greg Garrett
Lost is one of the most popular television shows of recent memory; a show in which physical drama--Will they survive?--and spiritual drama--Will they be redeemed?--go hand in hand. From the first episode, when a jet airliner flying from Australia to ...
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Will Jesus Make You Rich?
(Adult Study)
By Debra J. Mumford
"Prosperity preaching" is a popular name for the preaching of the Word of Faith movement that contends God wants believers to be rich and enjoy good physical health. The Word of Faith movement is an American religious subculture made up of denominati...
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(Youth Study)
By Megan Pillow Davis
"Sticks and stones may break my bones," but words can also hurt and have lasting consequences. If we've learned anything from recent tragedies such as those at Columbine and Virginia Tech, it's that bullying is pervasive in our schools, and all of us...
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(Adult Study)
By Nancy J. Duff
The appropriateness of displaying the Ten Commandments in public institutions that receive city, state, or federal support often resurfaces with renewed energy when tragic events such as the shootings at Columbine High School increase people's desire...
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(Youth Study)
By Martha Bettis-Gee
You can see them pretty much anywhere that youth are gathered--those ever-present plastic bottles of Aquafina, Dasani, Ice Mountain, Deer Park, or any of a dozen or so other brands of bottled water. Just hearing the names of the brands can almost be ...
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