Where in the Scriptures does it say that God told Cain and Abel to bring a blood sacrifice?
Question: Where in the Scriptures does it say that God told Cain and Abel to bring a blood sacrifice? My Bible footnotes say that the problem was with Cain’s attitude, not the sacrifice—that a bloodless offering was quite acceptable. Brief Answer: We know from Hebrews 11:4 that God considered Cain’s sacrifice the wrong sacrifice. The […]
Look and Ponder
In celebration of Christmas–remembering the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ–we want to share Look and Ponder, a poem written by John Cross and featured as a song in our upcoming musical, No Ordinary Story. We wish you and yours a truly blessed Christmas!
“A very good Christmas gift for Malawians”
Beginning today, 160 believers from villages around the African country of Malawi will be taught how to share the Good News using the recently completed translation of the book What are Christmas and Easter all About? The translator who did the work to translate this resource from English into Chichewa, the national language of Malawi, sent […]
In NYC and cold toward God
(Editor’s note: It’s Christmas! Here’s how one grandma is planning to make the most of her trip to New York City to reconnect with her family.) Beatrice* was excited when she called the other day to tell about her upcoming trip to visit her son and grandchildren in New York for Christmas. Her son had […]
You guys sure have a lot of God stuff!
One day, my wife and I were caring for a six-year-old boy in our home as a way of helping out the boy’s dad, a single parent. The boy emerged wide-eyed from our storage room where we kept our visual aids for teaching and in an excited, matter-of-fact voice declared, “You guys sure have a […]
Couldn’t be easier to use!
Recently, a pastor sent us an encouraging review of The Stranger Leader’s Guide found in the Worldview Rethink Curriculum Box. Our curriculum team was so encouraged by it and we wanted to share it.
Big plans for small towns in Alberta’s North
Our curiosity got the better of us this week when an order came into our Canada office. The man wanted 2500 copies of the book, What are Christmas and Easter All About? We discovered that big plans are in motion to share the gospel with families of First Nation communities in Northern Alberta this Christmas. […]
Are you going to survive your day?
Snowflakes in the air reminded me I needed winter tires for our car. After checking prices and availability I settled on a local vendor and arranged a time to have the new tires installed. Arriving at the tire shop on the day of my appointment, I handed the keys to a service representative and then […]
How do I teach about the importance of understanding Scripture using puzzles?
I had been looking forward to having a Bible study with this couple, yet was a bit apprehensive. Would they understand the importance of taking twelve hours to go through the 1,100 verses found in The Stranger? I knew the husband had a staunch religious background. Would we get off track on controversial issues? Then, […]
Content or delivery?
Western Society demands that communication be entertaining. Style and delivery has eclipsed the importance of message content. Even in the Christian community, it has become expected that if one is to communicate a message from the Word of God, the way in which that message be delivered must be polished, entertaining, and professional. One must […]