Do you always say what you mean? The answer for the vast majority of us is no. Even the most literal person is apt to offer a partial truth to flatter someone or to shorten a conversation. We say things we don’t mean. We don’t say things we mean. And too often we’re...
Because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. Luke 18:1-8 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 18:1-8. Does this parable leave you with questions? In what ways is this a “feel good” story? How does this parable leave you...
In this week's reading from Woman of Words, Matthew and Mary argue about him gathering stories during her time in Bethlehem for her grandson's birth. When Mary returned and Matthew proudly shared his accomplishments, Mary dismissed him. She would find someone else to...
Yet it was our grief he bore, our sorrows that weighed him down. Isaiah 53:1-12 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 53:1-12. Setting aside any specific context for the text do the words sound familiar to you? In what ways? Read this week’s articles titled Saved?...
In our companion book for this series, A Woman of Words, Matthew experiences a revelation. The story of Yeshua did not begin with His birth. You and I know Jesus was with God at the beginning. But this revelation doesn’t come to us because we’re smarter or better...
No one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again. John 3:1-21 Questions for Life Groups Read John 3:1-21. What questions does this story leave you with? What does “born again” mean for you? How do you explain this idea to others? Read this week’s articles...
In this week’s reading assignment from our companion book, A Woman of Words, Angela Hunt references several familiar stories from scripture. Mary, Yeshua’s mother, recalls the signs along the way pointing towards the truth about her Son. Just as Jesus was both human...
All this I will give you, if you kneel down and worship me. Jesus answered, Go away… scripture says, Worship God and serve only him! Matthew 4:1-11 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 4:1-11. What does this story tell you about the humanity of Jesus? What lessons...
A high-rise tower hit by Israeli forces in Gaza City, October 2023 Credit: Ashraf Amra / Reuters War in the Middle East is sadly becoming a cliché. But the horror suffered by victims when brutally attacked this past Saturday is not just another senseless attempt at...
No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat. Matthew 9:16-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 9:16-17. How do these parables relate to your faith? In what ways did your identity...