Go to all people and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:16-20 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 28:16-20. What does this text mean for you? How are you teaching others what you know about Christ? Read this week’s articles titled Doubt....
In this week's chapters from our companion book, The Shepherd's Wife, Pheodora discovers the Romans executed her brother, Yeshua, on a cross.. But there’s more. Three days later, His followers discovered that the tomb where her brother was buried was empty and...
For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without God's consent… You are worth much more than many sparrows! Matthew 10:26-31 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 10:26-31 and Psalm 121. How are these texts related? How are...
In this week’s chapters from our companion book, The Shepherds Wife, Pheodora reflects on a lifelong struggle with low self-esteem. While she believes God takes care of important people and situations, she is not so sure that God has time to worry about a shepherd’s...
The deeds I do by my Father's authority speak on my behalf. John 10:25 Questions for Life Groups Read John 10:22-42. What things that Jesus did do you remember most? Why? Which ones validate that Jesus is the Son of God? Read this week’s articles titled Proof. Do...
One of life’s more disappointing moments is when we bite into something that looks scrumptious only to discover that the taste doesn’t match the presentation. Often, our disappointment may be based on prior experience and less on the merit of whatever we’re biting...
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. Isaiah 52:7 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 52:7 and Luke 2:8-20. Imagine you’re one of the shepherds, how beautiful are your feet? Who would you want to tell? What would you say? Read this week's article...
I still remember the hours following the tragedy at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Many of us in Flint knew some of the runners and anxiously awaited the news that our colleagues were unharmed. Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed, and hundreds...
Whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help Me. Matthew 25:31-46 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 25:31-46. Are you familiar with this teaching? What comes to mind as you read it? How does this teaching affect your...
Discernment is a twenty-five-cent word that implies a process that tries to determine God's preference regarding a particular situation in the pursuit of better decisions. In our tradition, discernment involves phrases like prayerful consideration and the Holy...