Biblical Encouragement for a Healthy Body, Mind and Soul
This category is about the pursuit of learning and growing, whether spiritually, emotionally, or academically. Learning begins with us, and then teaching our children in partnership with God, whether we are pre-schooling, homeschooling, or developing our family culture. We are discipling believers.
Hello Friends? How was your weekend? Do you have plans this week? This is Junior High week out at Camp JIM, where our family serves. This can be a difficult age group, so please keep us prayed up! There is an increasing confusion about gender issues among the young people, and the exposure that they […]
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Today’s world can be confusing. Young people are told that they should have a college degree and they study the “list” of degree programs, trying to navigate their options. What is their purpose? In Israel, there was one family who had a special purpose. The Levites were the priests. They ministered to the Lord and […]
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She was lamenting their financial position going into retirement and saying that maybe she should have made different educational choices. Maybe she should have worked a different job. I sat and listened patiently, and then I told her, “You ask God what restaurant to eat at. I know you seek at least as much guidance […]
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Guess what? My boys are loving 1 Chronicles! I didn’t expect it, but they ask for extra reading, and even thank me afterward. Maybe it’s that the book is a narrative that contains kings, warriors, battles and the like?? Whatever it is, I’m glad, because we are learning so many lessons and I am enjoying […]
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The conversation at the breakfast table got very lively this week. “That’s not fair!” “God was mean!” “Why would God do that?!” I took a deep breath and mentally stepped back. I hadn’t expected the children to respond this way to our Bible study, but okay, why not? Lets tackle this head on. And I […]
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Growing Grace-Full 