Object Lessons

A Wisdom Parable

Once upon a time there was a village far away in a remote location, which had experienced a hard year of severe weather. A group of missionaries worried that the villagers’ crude huts would not be able to withstand the strong weather any longer. The missionaries wanted to help by taking supplies to the village, [...]

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Changing Seasons & Spiritual Encouragement

We are going through a lot of changes. As a result, you may not see me here as often. I’ll be writing as the Lord leads.
Changes

Changes in Marriage: My hubby retired this year, so we are getting to know each other 24/7. It is a blessing. We have coffee together every morning on the porch [...]

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The Battle of Good and Evil

There are two trees in the Garden of Eden—the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. When Adam and Eve ate from the poison tree they infected mankind. Before eating they did not even realize they were naked—their focus was on God. The knowledge of good and evil distracts us [...]

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Spiritual Lesson from a Run-Away Horse

I have a mental defect. I don’t do left and right very well. I cannot make a two-sided copy of a document on a copy machine to save my life.
When my children were in car seats I could never remember which one went into the right and left car seat (after 4 years!.) I recognize [...]

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Allowing God to Chart Your Course

This week I am teaching Outrigger Island Vacation Bible School . Based on Psalm 86:11, the goal of this tropical adventure theme is to help kids develop faith in God and His Word.
Here are my boys and others in their class singing about being unshakable in a world of shifting sands.
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Keeping with the island [...]

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The Woman with the Issue of Blood

The woman with an issue of blood is one of the most heartrending of all Bible stories.
My recent hemorrhage, blood transfusions, and weekly blood infusions have brought this story close to home.
Blood loss is but one of many things that leave us physically and spiritually weak frail, anemic, haggard, overwhelmed, and fragile. Heartbreak, unforgiveness, bitterness, [...]

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A Reminder of the Blood Covenant

A few days ago I was hospitalized to receive a blood transfusion. What a difference! I received two units of iron rich blood and feel 20 years younger (a fountain of youth!)
Last week, I was so anemic I couldn’t walk up the stairs. Well, I could kind of–I could take three steps, then rest a [...]

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Third Day Events in the Bible

Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his death. “God raised him from the dead on the third day” (Acts 10:40).

“For as Jonas was three days and three nights [...]

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Pondering Life Over Coffee

The professor’s “Coffee Cup Parable”

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Spiritual Lessons from a Deaf Dog

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 dwarf. [...]

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Sowing and Reaping

Yesterday was an unschool day as we took advantage of a beautiful 75 degree weather.
After our morning Bible study, my three youngest sons and I put up an electric fence around a two-acre tract for our miniature horses, then planted 200 tulip and daffodil bulbs. It was a special time of learning [...]

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Spiritual Mountain Climbing

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? Psalms 121:1 (NASB)
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 [...]

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Spiritual Journey: Reaching the Promised Land

Cartoon by Reverend Fun
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 [...]

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Bible Fall Holidays

Most Christians don’t know about the Fall Holidays in the Bible; Trumpets [...]

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Did You Lose it With Your Children AGAIN?

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…

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Seven Symbolizes Perfection - Deity of Christ

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 [...]

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What is Your Focus? Your Foundation?

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 [...]

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Celebrating the Biblical Holidays

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 [...]

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Be the Branch

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).

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