Life has a way of surprising us and throwing us into a sea of unknowns. We saw this in early 2020 when a virus from the other side of the globe came crashing down on us. Life has a way of …
No Doubt: Six Things We Can Know For Sure: Sure of Forgiveness (YOU-Fal’21, Study 1, Session 1)
Can we be sure of anything? Some philosophers will tell you we can’t. AfterCOVID-19 arrived last year and shook up our lives, nothing seemed certain. We can have assurance, though. God desires for …
Elijah-Living Outside the Comfort Zone: Lead Others to Serve (YOU-Sum’21, Study 2, Session 6)
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”30 So said Nelson …
Elijah-Living Outside the Comfort Zone: Serve When Discouraged (YOU-Sum’21, Study 2, Session 5)
Playing hurt isn’t new for African-American Major League baseball players. LaTroy Hawkins was a MLB pitcher from 1995-2015. While in Minnesota his fastball and earned runs average caught the attention …
Elijah-Living Outside the Comfort Zone: Serve With Loyalty (YOU-Sum’21, Study 2, Session 4)
Semper Fidelis, Latin for “Always Faithful,” has been the U.S. Marine Corps motto since 1883. It expresses the Marines’ pledge to remain faithful always, no matter what. Semper Fidelis, Latin for …
Elijah-Living Outside the Comfort Zone: Serve Through Prayer (YOU-Sum’21, Study 2, Session 3)
In 1984, an 18-year-old, African-American man named Thomas Haynesworth was on an errand for his mother. While running this errand, a victim of a recent sexual assault saw him and falsely identified …