This is the final lesson on the Tough Sayings of Jesus for my Bible study class on Sundays. [ Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 ]
 
As time passes, associations with people change. We move from brother to uncle, sister to aunt, Eddie to Ed, son to dad, but these changes do not affect [...]

This is part three (my teaching notes for this Sunday’s lesson) on the tough sayings of Jesus. [ Part One ] [ Part Two ]
 
How often do you find yourself knowing the boundaries, yet pushing yourself to the very edge, just to see how far you can go without crossing the line? Kids do it, and [...]

This is week two of the notes in my Bible study class. Week one is here.
 
We need to rediscover a faith that melts barriers. Check out Matthew 15:21-28, another tough saying of Jesus, quite disturbing, actually.
 
Some things look better on paper than they do in reality, take sushi for example. We say it’s for a sophisticated [...]

These are notes to my lesson for the New Beginnings class on Sunday, January 4th, so if this post seems a little disjointed you’ll know why. Week two is found here.
 
Imagine the difference between a salad vs. a salad bar? Think about it; once everything is piled up can you really call it a salad?
 

Traditional methods [...]