What is your best definition or description of the word “heart”? The dictionary says it is the vital center of one’s being, emotions and sensibilities. Then there is a surprisingly long list of phrases we use in our language which include the word ” heart” – heart-ache, heart-felt, heartless, to your heart’s content, heartily. How many…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
WHOLE-HEARTEDLY? – Intro Lesson 1 – Sept. 11 – 18
One of the things I love about young children is their energetic and focused response to whatever catches their attention at the moment. There is no holding back their enthusiasm, curiosity, playfulness or their tears! You might say they spontaneously live out the word “wholehearted”. In the opening 4 chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses is reviewing…… Continue Reading
STUDY DEUTERONOMY? WHY?
That’s a very good question. It actually may have been your first response when you discovered that the focus for our fall Bible study would be this book of the Old Testament. Here are 10 good reasons for you to consider. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so…… Continue Reading
Deuteronomy – Then and Now
If you went to Sunday School as a child, you might remember that the first five books of the Old Testament are called the Books of the Law or the Pentateuch. In these books Moses started with creation and followed the origin of the Jewish race and the first few centuries of the history of…… Continue Reading
“WITH ALL YOUR HEART” –
TO VIEW or PRINT STUDY GUIDES – How healthy is your heart? These days it seems that this is a major concern for everyone. Exercise. Eat right. Watch your blood pressure and cholesterol. However, we have more than a “physical heart” which God wants us to guard. Over 800 times in the Old Testament the…… Continue Reading
READY or NOT?
September is almost here! COMING VERY SOON IS A BIBLE STUDY THAT WILL INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE YOU. Watch for all the details coming soon and think about your goals for this fall. Will you schedule some time each week to do a little more than have your “morning devotions”? Will you make the time to…… Continue Reading
The Promise of ANSWERED PRAYER – Lesson 10 – August 21 – 28
Why is it that adults find it so easy to make very simple truths into complex ideas? Could it be a fascination with the ability to use big words or the feeling that long explanations represent wisdom? Whatever the reason, when it comes to some bottom line philosophy, there is one idea that is probably…… Continue Reading
The Promise of ETERNAL LIFE – Lesson 9 – August 14 – 21
Do you remember the old Negro Spiritual, “This World Is Not My Home, I’m Just A’Passing Through”? It was probably written during the earliest days of slavery here in the United States. Undoubtedly, as they sang it in their churches and throughout the day, it reminded them of a place where peace and justice would…… Continue Reading
The Promise of GOD’S TENDER CARE – Lesson 8 – August 7 – 14
What mental image comes into your mind when you think about the idea of “tender care”? It may be the picture of a new mother contentedly rocking her little one to sleep or it may be an elderly husband sitting at the bedside of his critically ill wife and gently touching her arm, reassuring her…… Continue Reading
New Study – Starting September 11
Before you know it September will be here! For some of you this will mean a new schedule, new activities, and some amount of change. For others, things will stay pretty much the same as you have had it during your summer months. Your vacation days may be over or still to come. But whatever…… Continue Reading