Sharing

2513) Sharing isn’t an easy thing for kids. When I had recess duty, I would often see and hear one of my young scholars coming to me, livid, because someone else did not share a basketball with them. I would then remind the kids that the playground basketballs belong to everyone. Though it’s easy to
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An Important Choice

2512) I have never been a fan of horror movies and books. I guess one of the reasons is that I don’t need any help feeling afraid, and yet many people are fascinated with horror and evil. I can admit that these things can be interesting, but Psalm 101:3-4 tells us not to, by choice,
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Ask

2511) One skill a large percentage of my young scholars don’t have is the ability to ask for help when needed. I assume there are multiple reasons for this, but when I could guide them toward this behavior; they seemed to be less anxious about what they were working on. Kids are not the only
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Hope

2510) I hope I will get the job. I hope I can see my family soon. I hope my marriage will thrive. All these things are what most understand the word hope to mean.  Yet, these usages of the word hope don’t quite hit the mark of how it’s used in Romans 15:13. Here, Paul
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Authors

2809) Being an author may sound romantic to some, but the truth is, it’s very hard work. It may surprise you that writing the book, story, poem, or essay is the easy part. After this comes the editing, rewrites, editing again, over and over. You then need to hire a professional editor for the genre
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It’s an Honor

2508) It’s an honor to serve you. It’s an honor to be nominated. It’s an honor to be remembered. All of these we can relate to. When we look at honor in 1 Timothy 1:17, we see Paul reminds us that our God is the King of all ages and he’s immortal, though invisible. These
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Weights

2507) If I make the time to take a good look around me, I can see people who appear to be carrying a heavy load. Experience also shows me that some people who are just as heavily burdened cover it up really well. Proverbs 12:25 tells us people’s hearts can be weighed down with the
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A Great Investment

2506) I have mentioned before in these minutes that when I write about familiar verses, I try to look a little deeper for some not-so-obvious treasures. Today’s familiar verse is Jeremiah 33:3. Call unto me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. (ESV) The
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Passive Entitlement

2504) There is so much that happens in our modern world here in America, and if you look and listen closely, you can frequently see and hear the actions of others based on a sense of entitlement. I’m entitled to rage while driving. I’m entitled to spreading the “true” story of what happened. I’m entitled
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A Full House

2503) For many years, I took high school kids on retreats, twice a year. There, we studied God’s word, played games, ate, and laughed a lot. There was one thing I really didn’t like about these events, and that was trying to get some sleep in a cabin full of talkative and excited girls. Their
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