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Whose Name is on the Tag?

964) Teachers get showered with gifts at Christmas time, teacher appreciation day and sometimes the last day of school. My students come to me, often with rosy cheeks, and hold out a gift while holding their breath. Though I don’t always open them right then, depending on when it is given and what the schedule
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Deliverance from Any Prison

963) I have known someone who has worked in the prison system of a large city. He has told me, often with tears in his eyes, that there is no more demoralizing and horror-filled places than it is within these walls. This is not a place where prisoners are calmly going through their days with
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Playing Favorites

962) As a teacher of middle school, I often have kids ask me who in their class is my favorite. I always smile and say that I like everyone the same, but you and I both know that this is not the truth. We are all drawn to certain people more than others. It may
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The Gavel

961) It is so easy to see what others are doing wrong, and there are even times when we have a warped satisfaction when we see them. These thoughts are dangerous. It helps us to overlook the very things we are doing wrong ourselves. There is something else to consider that’s dangerous too. In Acts
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Active not Passive

960) There are very few times in the Bible when God does not require actions or responsibilities when he gives someone a promise. In Genesis 12, God said, Go and I will give.. (Abraham) God said, Go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt. (Moses). The angel said,
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Forgiven but not Forgotten

959) Forgiveness is a wonderful bag filled with grace, but this bag is heavy. To choose to forgive is a difficult thing and an often misunderstood step that is necessary for healing. When people thoughtlessly throw out the phrase, forgive and forget, if you give these words any consideration, you know no human can do
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The Most Unlikely

958) There have been so many times in the Bible when God has chosen the least unlikely to do the greatest things. Brothers throw a boy into a well and sell him as a slave. This same boy saves the known world during a time of great famine. (Joseph) A young boy who kills a
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You’re Messin’ with Me

957) Have you ever had someone stick up for you when no one else seems to know, care, or understand you? It’s happened a few times in my life and recently when it did, it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve experienced. When the pain was so great, someone came along and said,
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Meeting People Where They Are

956) As a grammar teacher, it’s easy to look at the curriculum of the state of Maine and conclude what my students should already know when they show up in my classroom. Yes, they should know about capitalization, spelling rules, comma usage and more, but just because this is where the state says the students
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No One is Beyond Redemption

955) There are those throughout history who have committed heinous crimes. One such man is found in the book of Acts 8:1-3. Here Saul becomes infamous for doing everything within his power to destroy God’s people and church. Saul hurt and destroyed many people; he is definitely not deserving of God’s grace and mercy, and
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