by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Matthew 4:1–11 He had to be made like them, fully human in every way . . . that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest.Hebrews 2:17 The Bible is more than a story, and yet it is a story. Writer Frederick Buechner calls the biblical narrative “a tale...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Psalm 78:67–72 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.Psalm 78:65 Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned in disgrace as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund when he was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Psalm 78:32–66 When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.Psalm 78:59 Seven framed yellow jerseys hang in Lance Armstrong’s home. But since the incriminating report issued last October from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Armstrong has been...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Psalm 78:26–31 They spoke against God.Psalm 78:19 On Coney Island every July 4, Nathan’s Famous sponsors their hot dog-eating contest. Last year, Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight title and was awarded $10,000 in prize money for finishing 68 dogs in ten...
by youth | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Post
Read Psalm 78:17–25 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.Psalm 78:18 Laura Hillenbrand’s book Unbroken tells the incredible World War II survival story of Louis Zamperini. Before their capture by Japanese soldiers, Louis and two other...
