2014 Jean E. JonesEncouraging More Talk in Quiet Discussion Groups
A small group leader asks: “My discussion group is quiet, and I seem to be doing most of the talking. The group members complete a workbook at home, but they’re not sharing their answers much. Do you have any ideas about how to encourage…

How to Choose Discussion Questions
Last week a small group Bible study leader asked me how I choose discussion questions from workbooks. These workbooks typically have chapters with five or six daily lessons that group members complete at home and plan to discuss when they…

New Free Resources
I've posted four free new resources this week for personal Bible study and for small groups:
‘The Story: Personal Journal’ for iPad & Kindle
There’s now a new version of The Story: Personal Journal & Discussion Guide which doesn't require…

Make Room to Grow
Last spring I decided to grow lettuce because I was tired of tossing bags of limp leaves from the refrigerator when I was hoping to make a salad or sandwich wrap.
I knew I’d have to use clay pots near our house since rabbits would devour…

The Complaining Fast
The first sunny Saturday after two weeks of rain, I donned blue gardening gloves, grabbed weeding fork and pronged hoe, and headed to the backyard. I found the variegated nasturtiums I’d sown around the now gone summer annuals had sprouted…

‘The Story’ Guide Now More Accessible in Chapters
7/31/23 The Guide is no longer available splir into chapters, but you can download the full guide here.
Recently, several churches told me they needed The Story: Personal Journal & Discussion Guide split into individual chapters they…

Learning from Betrayal
A young woman recently asked about betrayal:
After praying and fasting, I clearly felt God’s blessing on a dating relationship. But when we were about to get engaged a year later, he confessed the marriage would be a cover for his active…

Did Joshua Cause Leap Years?
Here's a question I hear often: Did Joshua cause leap years by praying for the sun to stop?
Christians naturally want to pass along any information that might influence agnostic friends to trust the Bible. That’s great when the details…
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