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Home Devotions
My five-year-old prays, “Dear Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross to take away our sins. Amen.” I never get tired of hearing it, and she never gets tired of praying it. Her prayer is in response to devotions we have together as a family. God encourages parents, “Train a child in the way
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Avoid Fishing
Recently, a couple of college students were telling me how much they enjoyed a midweek Bible study offered at their school. “What do you like about it?” I asked. “The pastor really knows how to get us talking and thinking,” one answered. The other collegiate contrasted the midweek study with another they attend. “The other
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“A” Is for Anxiety
Did you blink? It may seem as if you were just driving home from the hospital—joy, panic, and fear coursing through you. After only 48 hours, the staff had nudged you out. You needed a license to drive the car home, but only a signature to take this person home. Bye! Go raise a child!
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“I believe what I can see.”
God gave Simeon a promise: before his death, he would lay his eyes on the Messiah. One day, in some way, as those fading eyes scanned the faces in the temple courts like always, the fragrance of Christ met Simeon on a holy breeze. Simeon saw them. He shuffled over to two peasants and their
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Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten
The first day of kindergarten often has some tears. And those tears are not reserved only for little ones. The first day of kindergarten for your child can stir emotions of joy and pride as well as a little apprehension. The following suggestions will help you prepare so that the beginning of your child’s formal
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Avoid the “Plop”
The study of adult teaching methods has been a special interest to me for many years. The most useful and engaging resources I have read on the topic have come from an approach to andragogy called Dialogue Education™. A simple bit of advice I’ve found very useful is to avoid “plops.” A “plop” is not
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