Down Gilead Lane, Season 11 | Episode 7

FOUL TERRITORY

Season Description

With the growing presence of the Peace of Heaven group in Coleraine, lots of new people are moving to town. Some citizens are excited about the promised growth, but others are skeptical. It seems everybody is taking sides! What will become of the idyllic little town of Coleraine- especially Gilead Lane? Will the Morrisons be stretched to their limits? And are the Richters in over their heads? This season contains the answers to these questions and more! It’s Season Eleven of the hit family radio drama, Down Gilead Lane.

Today’s Story

Michael sees what happens when people don’t follow the rules. Plus, Monica Richter is starting to see that selfish decisions over time are leading to some very bad times for her and her family.

How About You?
Why is it so hard to follow the rules that others have set in place? Have you ever thought that the rules of your teacher, your parents, or even the police were wrong or unfair?

Check This Out…
When others who care about you make rules for you, they aren’t trying to make your life more difficult or try and hurt you. It’s the exact opposite! Since they love you, they want the best for you and teach you to make good choices. They want you to be safe, healthy, and happy.

But there are people like Monica Richter who continue to make bad choices. They think that what they want is best. They do what they think is right regardless of the rules or of what others say to help.

In the Bible, the book of Galatians compares the choices we make in life to seeds that we plant. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others- ignoring God! - harvests a crop of weeds. All the person will have to show in life is weeds! But the one who plants while following God’s Word and his commandments harvests a crop of real life, eternal life. That person gets God’s blessings.

What a person plants, he will harvest.

God’s laws are good. The longest poem in the Bible, Psalm 119, celebrates how great and wonderful it is to follow God’s commandments. Grab a Bible, skim the poem, and see how happy a person can be rejoicing in the rules that God has made.