The Most Powerful

2538) When I taught Jr. High kids, we read a book that described the life of a teen who was captured by Stalin’s NKVD and eventually was held in a camp in Siberia. Because I wanted the kids to consider the strong message of the story, before we read any of it, I held an
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Relational Peace

2536) When I was in high school, we often had what was called Singspiration at one of our youth group leaders’ houses. We had a wide repertoire, and one of them included the song, Let There Be Peace on Earth. The subject of peace brings many words and reactions. Will there ever be peace in
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Three Things

2521) I have noticed in my writing that I often use three points, examples or arguments about multiple things. I like this because three give validity for whatever point I’m making. It’s not just two examples or points, it’s three, showing credibility. In light of this, it’s interesting that God, too, uses three things in
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Comparing

2519) I have seen some marvelous things in my life. I have seen the Cathedral of Norte Dame. I have seen an ancient pyramid of the Myan people. I have viewed breath-taking paintings created by man. So many beautiful things people have created have left me speechless. And yet, Hebrews 3:4 reminds us that houses
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Holy

2500) When I was in high school, if a couple were dating, the girl would often wear the boy’s class ring on her finger. This was a statement that she “belonged” to another. For many girls, it felt so good to be wanted and “belonging” to someone else. This was a public statement. In 1
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The Lions in my Life

2497) I have never been to a circus, though I have seen enough of them on television to picture what happens in a show. One of the things I think I would have been scared to see as a child is a lion in the same cage as a person, and the lion is riled
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Where is the Love

2494) It’s always interesting to me to observe some of my young scholars fall in love. They usually swing all the way toward bliss, feeling as if they’re walking on air, and then, almost as quickly, swing the opposite way in their feelings. As adults, we learn, hopefully, that yes, love carries strong feelings, but
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Receivers

2481) Not too long ago, I read something that included this line: you can’t give out what you haven’t received. Interesting idea, and because I love digging deeper into things, I thought, yeah, I can’t give you my car keys if I don’t have them. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 tells us to not grow weary in
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Lovers

2382) I lived for several years in the beautiful state of Virginia. Rolling green hills, beautiful farmland, acres and acres of crops. The motto of Virginia (at least when I lived there) is Virginia is for Lovers. Though I don’t think Virginia’s motto is what John had in mind in 1 John 4:8, we will
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A Better Solution

2349) I learn a lot from my young scholars. Some lessons come as I observe their words and actions. One such observation is when one of them is sharpening a pencil. They’ll grind it and grind it and grind it and then, almost always on cue, they’ll say, This pencil won’t sharpen. At this point,
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