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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Bless You

2447) I can remember reading verses as a child such as Psalm 134:2, which reads, lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord. (ESV) The term bless the Lord was just something I read without giving it much thought because I didn’t understand it. I know what it means when someone
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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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Knives

2348) For many years now, I have been prone to drop things. I don’t know if there’s a medical problem, but it’s a reality. I have found that if I’m not careful to acknowledge this when I’m holding things that can cause great damage or be damaged if I drop them, it can lead to
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Follow Him

2343) When I was small, we often sang in Sunday school, I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men. I will make you fishers of men if you follow me. I always wondered how “following” Jesus is possible because I could only understand the literal meaning. I think the answer
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Flattery Will Get You?

2341) There’s a difference between encouraging and flattering. When we encourage, we are supporting someone. We hope to bring confidence and maybe hope. (Oxford Languages.) To flatter someone, we give insincere praise, usually to further one’s own interests. (Oxford Languages.) The word flatter in Hebrew is chalaq, which means to separate and divide. (biblehub.com) Flattering
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Heavy Burdens

2324) I knew someone once who was wronged by another. All of us in this person’s world knew about it and were sympathetic toward them. As the days and months passed, this person could not let this wrong go. They became consumed with it. It made me wonder if this person had any clue about
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The In

2322) Teaching grammar to young scholars isn’t easy because the English language is confusing and often refuses to follow rules and patterns. Though this may be true, understanding basic grammar is important for communication. Noticing each word can be helpful, too. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the
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