By Karen Moore Author, “Prayers from the Heart” A former Canadian politician, Jack Layton, said, “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 21, written by Kevin Blackwell, Ph.D., Executive Director, Ministry Training Institute/Assistant to the President for Church Relations, Samford University in Birmingham.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 21, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
Steve Dye, Deaf ministry catalyst for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said a new film about Jesus released June 20 in American Sign Language with English subtitles was “more than we could have imagined.”
“The challenges we face stem from a fundamental lack of compassion, empathy and genuine understanding. We have lost sight of the importance of deep, meaningful dialogue. It’s up to us to invest time and energy into building relations.”
Not only does justification mean that we are acquitted of all charges along with their rightful penalty, but that we are also fully accepted into right standing before God.