Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for January 5, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
For fans of faith-based entertainment, 2024 was a stellar year. There were so many good faith-based movies, in fact, that you may have missed a few gems.
A Dec. 28 tornado destroyed the building of O’Zion Baptist Church near Meadville, Mississippi, 90 years after another tornado hit its facilities. Church members Rick and Dianne Strawbridge were inside but escaped without injuries.
President Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer turned politician who taught Sunday School for decades, died today (Dec. 29), according to The Carter Center. At age 100, he was the country’s oldest living president.
Should Christians make New Year’s resolutions? Pastor Adam Dooley takes a closer look at this annual tradition.
While 2024 — like most years — was filled with tragedy, scandal, politics and ongoing tensions overseas, it also was a year where redemption and grace shined through a lot of the dark, discouraging moments.
Christian Women’s Job Corps/Christian Men’s Job Corps — also known as Christian Job Corps — “equips women and men, in a Christian context, for life and employment,” according to the WMU website.
No matter how crazy a year it’s been, our responsibilities as believers haven’t changed. On that basis, here are some questions I use to evaluate the past year in preparation for setting next year’s goals.
There’s something about this time of year that just brings out the desire to give, isn’t there? Maybe it’s the carols, the twinkling lights, or just the simple reminder of God’s greatest gift to us — Jesus.
“We cannot truly experience Christmas until we bow before Jesus as God in human flesh. Fully appreciating His cradle requires our first acknowledging His crown,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.
