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Encouragement, Psalms

Trying to Turn Things into What They’re Not

When I was a child, I tried to turn a Chihuahua into Lassie. I wanted a dog like Lassie, that heroic TV collie who had long orangish/brown fur, bits of black around her perky ears, and a huge white mane that fluffed softly from her chest…
October 16, 2013
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Reviews

Great Intro to Apologetics and Philosophy

A Shot of Faith (to the Head): Be a Confident Believer in an Age of Cranky Atheists by Mitch Stokes: a witty intro to apologetics and philosophy Two moms of teenage boys toying with atheism asked how they could better address their sons’…
August 28, 2013
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Bible Perplexities, Psalms

Who are “the Righteous” in Psalms and Proverbs?

Today I’ll address a common question: The Bible says no one is righteous, so to whom are the Psalms and Proverbs referring when they talk about “the righteous”? That’s a great question. We read that all have sinned and no one is righteous…
July 17, 2013
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Encouragement

Weaknesses & Learning to Walk

Seeing the heavenly Father’s patience with our weaknesses isn’t always easy. Years ago a young man barely out of high school asked me how he could know God still loved him despite his repeated failings. People had told him God…
May 21, 2013
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Small Group Leadership

Encouraging More Talk in Quiet Discussion Groups

A small group leader asks: “My discussion group is quiet, and I seem to be doing most of the talking. The group members complete a workbook at home, but they’re not sharing their answers much. Do you have any ideas about how to encourage…
March 26, 2013
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Small Group Leadership

How to Choose Discussion Questions

Last week a small group Bible study leader asked me how I choose discussion questions from workbooks. These workbooks typically have chapters with five or six daily lessons that group members complete at home and plan to discuss when they…
February 20, 2013
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News

New Free Resources

I've posted four free new resources this week for personal Bible study and for small groups: ‘The Story: Personal Journal’ for iPad & Kindle There’s now a new version of The Story: Personal Journal & Discussion Guide which doesn't require…
February 13, 2013
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Encouragement, Spiritual Practices

Make Room to Grow

Last spring I decided to grow lettuce because I was tired of tossing bags of limp leaves from the refrigerator when I was hoping to make a salad or sandwich wrap. I knew I’d have to use clay pots near our house since rabbits would devour…
January 31, 2013
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Spiritual Practices

The Complaining Fast

The first sunny Saturday after two weeks of rain, I donned blue gardening gloves, grabbed  weeding fork and  pronged hoe, and headed to the backyard. I found the variegated nasturtiums I’d sown around the now gone summer annuals had sprouted…
January 22, 2013
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