June 10, 2024
June 16 Study | Looking in Amazement
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego defended themselves without being defensive. They said they did not need to answer the king. . . .
Articles for tag: Tower Of Babel
June 26, 2023
July 2 | Application (‘Clay in the Potter’s Hands’)
"Do you ever feel like your life is a shapeless mass of clay?" writes David Faust. "The Lord can make something beautiful out of the mess . . ."
September 12, 2016
Lesson for September 18, 2016: Foundations of the Earth (Isaiah 40:21-31)
Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in the September 11 issue of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ______ By Mark Scott There are such things as primal realities. Examples include the law of gravity, DNA, and math formulas such as 2 + 2 = 4. Primal realities are things that are original or primitive. They are of first importance, fundamental, and foundational. We have some of these in our text today. As we turn the corner in the
February 13, 2016
My Theology and My View of Technology
By Chad Ragsdale I”ve heard someone observe that we are all cyborgs now””witness our desktops littered with computers, smartphones, and tablets. Technology is, of course, not new. The creation and use of tools to enhance our power and improve our lives is uniquely human. What is new, I think, is the level of intimacy our technology now enjoys in each one of our lives. Our technology has become an inseparable part of us, and we notice it more for its absence than its presence. Recently I went 10 days without a cell phone. This wasn”t some grand experiment in minimalist
September 23, 2013
Lesson for September 29, 2013: God Scatters the Nations (Genesis 11:1-9)
By Sam E. Stone After Noah and his family came out of the ark, they sought to follow God”s directions (Genesis 8, 9). Chapter 10 is sometimes called “The Table of Nations,” listing where the families of Noah”s sons settled after the flood. The chapter concludes, “These are the clans of Noah”s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations” (10:32). The Setting Genesis 11:1, 2 Noah”s descendants were evidently nomadic people. They moved south and east to the land of Shinar. At some point, they determined to build a city in the region around the area
