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From the Heart: Our Blue Rose

Read Matt. 18:1-4 We were privileged this week to hear several lessons from Scott Smelser, a gifted speaker from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, talking about how best to raise our children. One of the points he made several times is that all children are different and must be trained in their own special way. It made me think of a story I read a couple of... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: The Elijah Complex

Read 1 Kings 19:1-8 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. Jezebel, the wife of Ahab the king had sworn that she would have him killed by this time tomorrow. Elijah knew that this was not an empty threat and he was surely in danger. So he ran to Beersheba in Judah where he left his servant. Then he went a day’s journey into the desert. There... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Finding Truth

Read 1 Timothy 1:1-11 Verse 4 says, “Give no heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes.” The truth about babies: I know my baby is only a week and a half old the new mother said, but we need our rest. So we started him on formula so he’ll sleep through the night. Sounds logical right? We’ve been told this for years... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Worth the Struggle

  Read Rom. 8:18-28 Paul’s letter to the Romans never minimizes suffering; after all, his own life was filled with beatings, imprisonment, shipwrecks, assassination attempts, and chronic illness. But he insists with absolute conviction that future rewards will outweigh all present sufferings. Olympic athletes endure years of eight-hour practice... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: Investments

Read Matt. 6:19-21 Many times we are so very short-sighted, placing greater value on the pleasures of this life, than on the glories of the future life in heaven. I can’t say we all do it but I do know that it is all too easy to be caught up in the thoughts and cares of daily living and just forget about God. We invest our time and our talents... [Read more of this review]

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From the Heart: The Appeal of the Forbidden

Read… Gen. 2:15-17 Gen. 3:1-6 V.6 – So when the woman saw that the tree was pleasing to the eyes … she took of its fruit. The story is told about a young child that was being cared for by a baby sitter while the mother worked in the office of her home. When the child saw this beautiful vase in the china cabinet, he wanted it. When... [Read more of this review]

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