A Clean Slate

2285) Reading my Bible is a continual reminder that God is not like us. Yes, we are created in his image, but God is far beyond anything we’ll ever be. (Isn’t that good news!) Psalm 103:12 tells us God has removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west. When
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Hearing Ears

2283) When I was in college, I had a roommate who was from Japan. I was amazed at her comprehension of the English language but even with this, she sometimes struggled with understanding. Why? Because English is a language that has many figures of speech. So many things we say can’t be taken literally. The
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Fighting Evil

2309) Evil is everywhere. It’s in our public figures, school shooters, and road-raged drivers. It’s easy to identify because evil just wants to destroy. This destruction certainly includes our physical lives, but it’s more deadly when it hides in words, minds and actions. When we are faced with evil, it might feel as if there’s
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Behind the Scenes

2241) For a few years, I had my oldest class work on a project that would become a puppet production. They wrote the play, made the puppets and scenery and practiced, practiced and practiced. I informed my young scholars that everyone’s role in the production was important yet sometimes the kids forgot that those who
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Sacrifice Comes in Different Packages

2240) The historic event recorded in Luke 21:1-4 has always encouraged me. It’s a report of the rich putting their gifts into the offering box that was in the temple.   Matthew 6:2 tells us that the rich in Jesus’ day (including the pharisees) would “sound the trumpet” when giving.   In the temple, there
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Choice not Emotion

2239) As a teen, I can remember reading Philippians 4:1, …for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I didn’t understand it because I thought of contentment as an emotion yet, as I have matured, both in my Bible knowledge and circumstantially, I see something different in this verse.   The
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A Good Conscience

2238) There’s a part of the ocean that is the most treacherous area for ships to navigate. It’s the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic peninsula.   There are several reasons why it’s so dangerous. For example, the warm and cold currents of two oceans meet, and it causes great instability.   If
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Counting the Cost

2237) We needed to replace the roof on our home. Before the work could be done, we got estimates for the job.   When I think of estimates, another name for counting the cost, I realize how important they are.   Estimates force us to consider what “it” will cost us. They can also reveal
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Confusion

2230) It’s easy to tell when one of my young scholars is confused about something. Their faces give it away.   But what about us adults? It isn’t so much that we want others to know we’re confused but rather we wish to discover why.   Being confused about directions or procedures is understandable, but
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A Parent

2229) Families are important. They tie people together in ways that give the opportunity to support, love and encourage.   I see this clearly on the faces of my young scholars’ parents. They love and would die for their kids.   This relationship is spoken of in 1 John 3:1. Here we are told that
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