Navigating Family Conflict

Date: November 17, 2024 Joseph and His Brothers: Family Reconciliation  The Point: Forgiveness can lead to family healing and restoration.   Get Into the Study Share the following after discussing the opening Get into the Study: During game four of the World Series between the LA Dodgers and New York Yankees, a few Yankees fans tried […]

Date: November 10, 2024 Joseph and His Brothers: Family Jealousy  The Point: Unchecked animosity can lead to greater harm within the family.  Get Into the Study Share the following as you discuss The Bible Meets Life: A new branch of the Guggenheim Museum is planned to open in Guernica and the Urdabai biosphere reserve in […]

Date: November 3, 2024 Jacob and Esau: Family Rivalry  The Point: Showing humility is critical to restoring a broken relationship.  Get Into the Study Share this as you discuss The Bible Meets Life: In early October, anti-Hamas speaker Mosab Hassan Yousef attended an event at Harvard University. Yousef spoke of the complex nature of the […]

Date: October 27, 2024 Isaac and Rebekah: Family Favorites  The Point: Love should be without favoritism within the family.   Get Into the Study Read the following after discussing the opening question: Taylor Swift has now become the world’s richest female musician. Her sold out “The Eras Tour,” which went through Swift’s entire discography, pushed her […]

Date: October 13, 2024 Cain and Abel: Family Responsibility  The Point: God expects us to look after our family members.   Get Into the Study Share the following before asking the icebreaker question.. Over the last several years, evolutionary scientists have become firm believers in the idea that birds evolved from dinosaurs. In fact, many modern […]

Emotional Triggers How should you respond to sensitive issues this holiday? by Debbie Steele During the rising war in the Ukraine, I sat in chapel, praying with others about the imminent concerns. I hadn’t been keeping a close eye on the war developments, but I was aware of its proximity to Yugoslavia, where I had […]