New This Week - Make Love Not War: A History of Valentine's Day

Dear Thoughtful Christians,

At stores around the nation, Christmas ornaments have been replaced by red roses and candy canes have changed to heart-shaped chocolates. That’s right, it’s almost Valentine’s Day! And just as Christmas is more than ornaments and trees, Valentine’s Day has a rich tradition in the Christian faith. In this week’s new study “Make Love Not War: A History of Valentine’s Day,” participants will learn the history of Valentine’s Day, explore the power of romantic love, and find that Valentine’s Day is about a love that embraces all.

This is an excellent study to use on its own, but also fits in wonderfully with the following studies for four weeks of materials on relationships and love of all God’s people.

• Make Love Not War: A History of Valentine’s Day (one session) 
• The Gift of Friendship (one session) 
• Hospitality—Loving the Stranger (two sessions)

We also have a Valentine’s Day study for youth—“B My Valentine! What Is Love?”—that you can use by itself or as a kick-off for discussing relationships with youth using the following studies. If you use all of the studies below you will have four weeks of materials.

• B My Valentine! What Is Love? 
• What it Takes to be a BFF 
• Forming a Healthy Relationship 
• Loving Your Enemy

Last Week's Top Five
Learning Forgiveness: A Lenten Study (Lenten Study Pack)
Reflections on the Lord's Prayer: A Lenten Study (Lenten Study Pack)
Meet George Washington (Bible and Theology - Historical Figures - Adult)
Gospel Portraits of Jesus: A Lenten Study (Lenten Study Pack)
Where Is God When Disaster Strikes? (Bible and Theology - Theology - Adult)

Visit us again next week for our new youth study titled “The Dating Game: How to Survive the Roller Coaster.”

Peace,

Andrew Yeager-Buckley

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