Speak Boldly: Paul Varughese
The book of Acts has countless examples of individuals who spoke boldly for the Kingdom of God. In most of the stories that you've been reading and studying the past few months, you've seen ordinary men who were asked to "Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people all about this new life [...]
Speak Boldly: Dave Pizzolo
BQ Devotional, Acts, League Meet #1 (10/3/2015) After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Acts 4:31) To speak boldly (parrhesia) is something that would be very unusual in this situation. During this time period, it [...]
Mirror the Faith: Bernie Elliot
My name is Bernie Elliot, national BQ Coordinator. Thank you for being part of this great discipleship ministry we call Bible quizzing. I am excited to share a thought from the Word of God with you. James was the first book I memorized many years ago in the King James version. One thing I’ve learned [...]
Mirror the Faith: LaJoie Ward
The House of Mirrors I’d been lurking around that place for as long as I could remember. It was cold and dark, and everywhere I turned, I saw my reflection in a huge, dark mirror. And with every glance, I grew to hate what I saw more and more. At first I could just laugh. [...]
Mirror the Faith: Elisa Napierala
I’d bet that at some point this morning, everyone here looked in a mirror to get ready. When you looked at yourself, what did you see? Did you notice that your hair was messy and needed a little fixing up? Did you quickly wash off that little crust of drool that formed while you were [...]