Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 12, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
“You cannot be in here,” the evil spirit said to Mary, “I see a different Spirit around you, a Spirit within you. There is a light around you, and that light is not welcomed in this home anymore.”
It will stir your patriotism — not in a chest-thumping way, but in a thoughtful, hope-filled way, and leave you grateful for America’s heritage as it celebrates its 250th birthday.
Every year around the Fourth of July, especially this year on our semiquincentennial, the same conversation ensues. Someone observes that America has lost her moral compass. Another laments the decline of biblical values. Before long …
A life-size cutout of Gov. Kay Ivey, surrounded by pictures of state landmarks, greets visitors to “Sweet Home Alabama” at the Great American State Fair in Washington.
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