I Allow, But

2050) When I observe the pocket of mankind I am exposed to, I find there is a familiar reason (and sometimes excuse) people have for not becoming a child of God.   This line can be slightly different in wording, but in essence it is: How could a good God allow such horrible things on
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Right Fighters

2049) It’s possible to get so caught up in keeping laws and rules that we miss the whole picture. I can sense a collective breath filling the lungs over a statement like this. Let’s think about it.   It’s a temptation to take a rule or command of God and add to it. This is
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Stones of Gratitude

2049) Sometimes it’s easy to draw conclusions about people and why they act and say specific things. The problem with this is we cannot completely see the whole picture of that person. People are so complicated and if we could see the puzzle of someone’s life, we would have more compassion, grace and love for
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Peace

2048) Desiring peace is not the same as wanting happiness and contentment. Peace can inhabit that place within your spirit which longs to understand the things that are often not understandable in this life.   Peace is not something you can buy or even manufacture. It is the result of trusting that even though the
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Experts Still Learn

2047) I don’t know if I can say I’m an expert in anything. I can do many things well, but an expert?   If there are things a person does well and has done it for decades, it’s easy to conclude they don’t need to increase their knowledge.   For example, on the first day
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A Learned Behavoir

2046) When a baby is born and begins to grow, one of its milestones is learning how to speak. It’s exciting to hear a baby’s first words and as more words are added to the young one’s vocabulary; it’s an endearing thing.   As I think of this milestone, I wonder if it would be
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A Friend

2045) Friends are important in this life. They are there to do things with; laugh with and support each other. It’s interesting this important relationship can tell others what’s important to you. Looking at who someone spends a lot of time with and how that person acts reveals much about the character of this person.
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Hot or Cold

2044) I know this will surprise some of you but I have several quirks. Some of them I share with my young scholars just to get a reaction out of them. For example, I will not take a bath in other people’s bathtubs. I also will not eat the middle of Oreos. You get the
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On Purpose

2043) I am fortunate I knew from a very young age I wanted to be a teacher, and I became one. That has been one purpose I have cultivated and used for God. (Some years more successfully than others in my mind.)   In considering purpose, 1 Peter 1:16 comes to mind. It says to
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The Importance of Testing

2042) I never took a test well when I was in high school. I think some of it was that the only way I knew to study was memorizing and I couldn’t possibly memorize everything for tests. I wish I had had someone show me how to study so that testing could reflect what I
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