In this lesson, children will explore the Epiphany story (Matthew 2:1-12) and will consider the significance of a group of unlikely people honoring and caring for the baby Jesus.
Chris Burton reflects on the Three Wise Men: "We delude ourselves thinking that there will never be trouble. On the contrary, our testimony matures because in the face of significant trouble, God delivers us."
In this lesson, children will explore and wonder about the experiences of the characters present on the night Jesus was born through Christmas hymns.
This lesson will allow children to consider not only the love embodied in the little baby who will soon be placed in the manger.
Love is not beholden to the myth of scarcity, writes Chris Burton. Elizabeth and Mary teach us this.
Rosalind Banbury's fifth reflection on the 2023-2024 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
In this lesson, children will explore “The Canticle of the Turning” and will consider the ways Christ brings joy to the world.
How do we make sense of complicated family dynamics in our lives and in our faith history? Chris Burton reflects on the women present in Jesus' genealogy.
In this lesson, children will explore the concept of peace through the hymn “Come Now, O Prince of Peace,” a prayer-in-song form.
In this second week of Advent, communities around the world will speak of peace, but what do we really mean? How far-reaching is our understanding of peace? Chris Burton reflects.
In this lesson for the first Sunday of Advent, children will hear and explore the hymn of hope “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.”
"Ruth demonstrates tremendous hope. Hope that this tragedy will not unwrite her own story. Hope that there is more to be written, and more to be lived," writes Chris Burton.
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"For any of us to be right, all the rest do not have to be wrong. Always more important than being right is being loving," shares Ted Foote Jr.
Rosalind Banbury's fourth reflection on the 2023-2024 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
If we believe God’s faithfulness is creating new life within each person, then pressuring others to conform to a particular version of faith fails to honor the Spirit, writes Ted Foote, Jr.
In this lesson, children will explore several Israelite judges and what it means to be a human leader who acts on God's behalf.
Rosalind Banbury's third reflection on the 2023-2024 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Looking at 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 and Romans 13:8-12, Ted Foote, Jr. reflects on the relationship between the law and love.
In this lesson, children will consider the impact of hunger and homelessness on their communities and will explore opportunities to respond.
In this lesson, children will learn how All Saints Day reminds us how we are connected to the past.
Looking at Acts 15:1-21 and several pieces of related Scripture, Ted Foote, Jr. notes that God calls us to have open hearts.
When reading Galatians, it can be easy to conceptualize the law as an evil disciplinarian. Rose Schrott Taylor argues that this isn't what Paul is saying.
In today’s lesson, children will explore an exchange between Jesus and the Pharisees looking for the deeper truth behind his words.
Just as Paul turns to Abraham for an example of God's goodness in Galatians 3, British Hyrams turns to the life Melva Wilson Costen as a personal example.
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