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Pondering Life Over Coffee
By admin on Jan 02, 2008 in Object Lessons
The professor’s “Coffee Cup Parable”
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Spiritual Lessons from a Deaf Dog
By admin on Dec 05, 2007 in Object Lessons
Peppy and Precious are our two Great Pyrenees puppies. Both puppies are adorable and have brought a lot of joy (and sleep deprived nights) to our family. We first thought Peppy was so small because he was the runt of the litter, but it soon became apparent he had medical problems. Peppy is a rare [...]
Sowing and Reaping
By admin on Nov 15, 2007 in Object Lessons
Timely planting and on-going care (watering, weeding, pruning, etc.) will bring forth good fruit. There’s no quick fix for training children. If we neglect them now, we can’t expect positive results later.
Spiritual Mountain Climbing
By admin on Oct 19, 2007 in Object Lessons
I recently requested prayer from a dark valley after several stressful events. God is still answering prayers as this time has been a blessing–a time of spiritual assessment. Spiritual Mountain Climbing It has been helpful to me to see my spiritual journey as a climb up a mountain. The Bible is a map to the [...]
Spiritual Journey: Reaching the Promised Land
In the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach I compare the homeschool journey to the Exodus from Egypt (leaving public school) traveling in the desert, and seeking the Promised Land.The Passover story and journey to the Promised Land is a meaty symbol of our spiritual journey and growth. The Israelites were saved from Egypt but not all entered the Promised Land–only their children and a few men of faith entered. Likewise, in our spiritual journey we can be saved but fall short of arriving in the promised land.
Bible Fall Holidays
By admin on Sep 10, 2007 in Object Lessons
Most Christians don’t know about the Fall Holidays in the Bible; Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and Tabernacles (Sukkoth). If the spring festivals so clearly prophesied the first coming of Messiah, it stands to reason that the fall festivals are also prophetic of His second coming. The way these holidays are celebrated [...]
Spiritual Analogy from My Open Heart Surgery
Have you ever lost it with your children, say a lot of things you regretted, then felt like a heel? Did you confess it? Did you lose it again a few days (hours) later? Why can’t we get victory over sin that plagues us?
You may have a spiritual blockage obstructing the flow of the Holy Spirit…
Faith Turns Weakness to Strength
“Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.” ~ Oswald Chambers ~ Friday I wrote about the great heroes of our faith in Hebrews 11. This passage is summarized in principle by these words — “whose weakness was turned to strength” (Heb. 11:34). Paul said, [...]
Seven Symbolizes Perfection – Deity of Christ
By admin on Jun 03, 2007 in Object Lessons
I recently started a new study on the Gospels so the study will be reflected in my blog. I’ll begin with a list of seven for Sunday Seven. In the Bible, the number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection. There were seven priests, seven trumpets, seven days, seven circuits of the wall on the [...]
What is Your Focus? Your Foundation?
By admin on May 03, 2007 in Object Lessons
As we fellowship with other believers and read books we can grow in wisdom and understanding. But the most important thing is that we 1 Cor. 1:24) and in Him is hidden “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3). The better we know Christ and the more we become like Him, the more [...]
Celebrating the Biblical Holidays
By admin on Apr 03, 2007 in Object Lessons
During Bible study, our family discovered something that we had heard very little about from church. We found out God had set apart special days to worship and honor Him. By learning about the practices of these special days, we could learn about and worship God. We spent some time studying the holidays from Scripture [...]
Be the Branch
By admin on Mar 27, 2007 in Object Lessons
If you want to produce fruit remember your job is to be the branch. The branch is a growth from the main stem or root of a plant. Various Hebrew words are translated as branch or shoot. The most common one can be defined as any sprout of vegetation (Gen. 19:25; Ezek. 16:7; Ps. 85:11). [...]
