This summer, the SDM bible study will focus on the person, work, and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Topics will include the Trinity, the Holy Spirit throughout biblical history, baptism in and filling with the Holy Spirit, and living the Spirit-filled life. Download the study guide and worksheets as they become available. Join us during our fellowship gatherings (see Events for dates and times) for this opportunity to share, learn, and grow in your faith. Holy Spirit Study Guide – Part 1
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Hagar’s story can be found in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Her name means stranger. Hagar was a mother who, at one point in her life, was a single mother struggling to survive like many single mothers today. She was also a young girl — an African slave — who like many young girls today was mistreated, ran away, returned to her mistress, got “put out” of the house, was homeless and abandoned by those who were supposed to care for her, and nearly died in the desert — but God came to her rescue. In her despair, […]
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Loss is loss. Any type of loss can be devastating. I recall that on a return trip to the United States from Zambia in1996, my then ten-year-old son lost a small stuffed toy dog on our layover in Amsterdam. I was surprised at how deeply he grieved. I helped him to process his loss by having him draw a picture of his toy dog while we were on the second leg of our trip and I had him to dictate to me what to write under his picture. While on the plane, his father purchased a small teddy bear dressed […]
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I recall the day in 1986 when I told my twelve-year-old daughter and my ten-year-old son that I was pregnant. I will never forget the expression on their adolescent faces. Both of them looked absolutely stunned. My son eventually managed a smile and said “Cool!” My daughter, however, began to cry—no, she wept. As she wept, she wailed, “But I like things the way they are! I don’t want them to change!” Thank God that her heart was soon converted and she eagerly welcomed her new baby brother into our household. As I recall the day that I shared the […]
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