Love your neighbor as you love yourself. But if you treat people according to their outward appearance, you are guilty of sin… James 2:1–9 Questions for Life Groups Read James 2:1–9 and this week’s Circuit Rider article titled Equal. This week, I invite you to take...
Southern man My parents were sharecroppers in Arkansas before moving to Memphis after I was born. They worked alongside other poor farmers in the cotton fields of wealthier landowners to help make ends meet. I was the fourth of six children, so my parents decided they...
I was born and came into the world for this one purpose: to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me. John 18:37-38 Questions for Life Groups Read John 18:37-38 and this week’s Circuit Rider article titled Evident. This week, before sharing a...
Like thousands of other boys before me, I was a Boy Scout. I loved it. I loved camping and building things. I loved learning how to make do with what I had. My favorite merit badge was Pioneering. Give me some rope, a few poles, and a challenge to solve, and I was...
If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it. If one part is praised, all the other parts share its happiness. All of you are Christ's body, and each one is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:12–27 Questions for Life Groups Read 1 Corinthians...
Our companion book for this series is Walter Isaacson’s The Greatest Sentence Ever Written. At first glance, his title sounds like an overstatement. After all, the Declaration of Independence is a key document that has helped shape our nation’s history. Yet, our...
Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, "What does this mean?" Acts 2:1–13 Questions for Life Groups Read Acts 2:1–13 and this week’s Circuit Rider article titled Rhythms. This week, try one or more of the suggestions from our companion book to achieve...
I suspect that every parent eventually deals with the question of focus versus shared attention. I can still remember arguing with my parents about homework. They wanted the television off. I insisted I could multitask. “I can do both,” I insisted, “I can keep one eye...
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Americans are once again arguing about who we are, what we value, and whether truth itself still matters. Nevertheless, our experiment in representative democracy has been the model to which other nations strive....
Do not worry about tomorrow. It will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings. Mathew 6:25-34 Questions for Life Groups Read Mathew 6:25-34 and this week’s Circuit Rider article titled Worryfree. This week, challenge...