Would you agree that it is very difficult to know what another person is really telling you when he or she uses the word believe? It is one of those words that has many synonyms and many levels of meaning. In fact, one website claims that there are more than 2600 variant or similar words for the simple word believe. It…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
IT’S O.K. TO STARE!
It isn’t polite to stare at someone, is it? Your parents undoubtedly reinforced that idea when you were a child. There are times, however, when you cannot help yourself. Webster’s dictionary defines the word “stare” by explaining that it means “to fix with a steady, often wide-eyed gaze” or “to look at insistently”. When you…… Continue Reading
Food for Thought . . .
These days people want their physical food precooked, prepared, processed, and packaged. Quick, easy and convenient is a priority. Tasty and delicious is a bonus. Has it ever occurred to you that we have similar preferences when it comes to our spiritual diet? We so easily turn to a book, a video, or a devotional…… Continue Reading
PORTRAITS of JESUS
Discovering how Jesus described Himself in the Gospel of John To View or Print Study Guides Did you know that there are many ways to have a portrait made? Most often we think of a painting or a photograph that captures a very close likeness of an individual. Usually, a portrait features simply the face…… Continue Reading
BONUS LESSON – REVIEW AND REFLECT – November 20 – 27
How do you move information, ideas, lists and even names from your short-term memory to your long term one? Experts tell us that this process is called potentiation. Evidently the more that “frequent signals are passed within your brain, the stronger the synapses become”, meaning that these neural networks are gradually strengthened and reinforced. In…… Continue Reading
The MERCIFUL GOD IS – My Savior – Introduction – Lesson 10 – November 13 – 20
When David wrote Psalm 18, he captured in poetic form many of his life experiences. As he thought about the past, he recalled the many ways and times that God had reached down to rescue him, to save him. He gave credit to the LORD for his victories and for his success. He knew that…… Continue Reading
THE GRACIOUS GOD IS MY ENABLER – Introduction Lesson 9 – Nov. 6 – 13
When you use the word “enable”, what comes to your mind? You might think about a benefactor that has given money so that a student is able to have further education or you may actually know a person who has contributed resources of various kinds so that someone can have a specific kind of experience…… Continue Reading
THE GLORIOUS GOD IS MY LIGHT – Introduction to Lesson 8 – Oct. 30 – Nov.6
Children can be very insecure at night. They often want to be near to their parents. Some of them have trouble sleeping when they feel alone, while others are bothered by the imaginary creatures that visit them or the noises that they hear. At other times it is a bad dream or a concern from the day’s…… Continue Reading
THE COMPASSIONATE GOD IS MY HELP – Introduction Lesson 7 – October 23 – 30
Sometimes it is really difficult to admit that we need help and then to accept it willingly. Why do you think this is true? So much more can be accomplished when people work with each other. Ideas and dreams that would not even come to the mind of a solitary person can be conceived and…… Continue Reading
THE VICTORIOUS GOD IS MY SHIELD – Introduction for Lesson 6 – October 16 – 23
Do you have a “family crest” or as it more formally described “a coat of arms family crest”? For centuries throughout the world, families, royalty and even countries and territories were recognized by the symbols which were on their coat of arms. In fact, there were usually people, whose profession was called heraldry, who managed…… Continue Reading