Tell the Story

692) I have had the honor of being taught music and voice by a professional with a myriad of credentials that he rarely talks about. He would often say to me while having a lesson, “You need to tell the story” of the song we were working on. After each lesson, I would ponder the
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The Responsibilities of Parents

691) I have taught multiple grades of children for three and a half decades. When people find this out, they often ask me how kids have changed throughout the years. A huge change is the kids being saturated in the digital world but this is far from what I notice the most. As each year
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The Battle Will Be a Win but You Still Need to Fight

690) There are plenty of times that I have thought that God’s help should be His independent work and action. I’ll ask for healing, victory, courage and more and then I’ll sit back and wait for God to do these things. Sometimes God does just this but most of the time, He is working toward
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The Power of One Person

689) When you are young, it’s easy to think that one person cannot have a significant effect on others. After all, what can one person do? As age and wisdom permeate our minds and souls, we realize the power and potential of a single person. A glance at history gives a plethora of examples of
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When God Asks His People to do Something Unusual

688) Because I am a visual learner, I imagine myself in events I read about. This often enables me to see, hear, taste, touch and even smell historical events. We can find one such event in Joshua 6. Here you will find the record of the battle the Israelites have against Jericho. Reflecting on the
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Your Reputation Throws a Long Shadow

687) As a teacher of middle school kids, my students fluctuate between caring way too much about their reputations and not caring at all. As they grow older, many realize the value of having a trust-worthy reputation, sometimes the hard way. They will lament to me, “My parents will never trust me again.” This is
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Are You a Skeptic?

686) If you have heard someone say that a person should not question God either in words or actions, perhaps it’s time to reevaluate this. I’m not thinking it’s wrong to bring up these types of things with God it’s more of what your motivation is. For example, I tell my students that if they
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Your Legacy

685) It’s easy to be critical of the younger generation. People throughout the ages have reflected on this. Socrates said, “Children; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” What I think is interesting is that when we refer to the younger generation in
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In the Arms of God

684) Most of us cannot remember clearly the feeling of being carried in our father’s arms. Maybe for some of you, it was your mother carrying you. What’s even harder to remember and face that no one carried you at all when you were small. When I’m out at the store, I’ll usually see a
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Biting Circumstances

683) I heard someone say once, “No one ever gets away with anything.” and my first reaction was, “That’s not true.” Since then, I have been thinking about this and I’ve concluded that his statement is correct. These consequences may be in the form of a punishment, a breakdown in a relationship, hurt feelings, and
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