Seeker, Fact Checker, and Trend Chaser Among the Apostle Paul’s audience in the 17th chapter of Acts, Paul preached the Gospel to three different groups of people. They were the seeker, the fact checker, and
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Kings of Israel and Judah As I considered the role of parents in raising their children, I thought about the kings of Israel and Judah mentioned in the Bible. Not many role models there. Looking
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Consult God Before You Do the Work Has there ever been a time in your life when you set out to do the work, accomplish something important for God, without consulting God about it first?
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Auctioned Off The first year I taught third grade students in Texas I was auctioned off. That’s only one of the differences I discovered between teaching in Texas and teaching in Florida. The curriculum was
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After Christ’s Resurrection On Easter Sunday, we celebrate Christ’s resurrection. He is risen, indeed! Although this glorious event is our main focus, and what our faith and hope are built on, other events took place
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Have Your Timbers Ever Been Shivered? Have life events ever shivered your timbers and left you feeling as if you’ve been broken into many small pieces and left adrift? Life has a way of doing
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Give What We Receive During a recent sermon, my preacher mentioned the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea as an illustration of how people sometimes go to church and receive, but never give what
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Erasing the Blackboard Ah, the black felt eraser. In the days before overhead projectors, computers, and smart boards, how many of you raised your hand and asked your teacher if you could erase the blackboard?
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Superior Have you ever held onto something you once felt was superior to all others, yet over time, it needed to be replaced because it was either broken, outdated, or obsolete? Perhaps it was an
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Priming the Pump Although my South Georgia grandparents had indoor plumbing, they also had an outdoor hand pump on their back porch. As someone who grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D. C., that
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