What motivates you to choose to do right when the temptation to lie, to cheat, to get angry or to be jealous is strong? What goes through your mind in those mini-seconds before you actually say hurtful or unkind words? What helps you to apologize, to confess, to speak words of kindness rather than to…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
Sharing Some Thoughts – Lesson 10
Isn’t it interesting that the first believers in Jesus “became stronger because they lived in the fear of the Lord”? Not only did that early church in Jerusalem grow in numbers, but very quickly those disciples took this “Good News” to neighboring towns and then to the Gentiles (people who were different from them). It…… Continue Reading
The Gospels and Acts – Lesson 10 November 14 – 21
When is the last time you felt overwhelmed? Quite often the reasons for these feelings are negative. Perhaps you may have looked a list of tasks that you needed to finish and were overcome with the impossibility of accomplishing all of them in the time that you had available. Maybe the amount of sickness or…… Continue Reading
Sharing Some Thoughts – Lesson 9
My friend makes it a practice to mentally give thanks to God each night, before she drifts off to sleep, for 5 very specific things that she experienced during that day. She has found that these thoughts help her to turn her heart to God so that the anxieties of life and the challenges that…… Continue Reading
Insight from Old Testament Prophets Lesson 9 – November 7 – 14
Why is it that some individuals believe that they have received a special ability to foretell the future or even to predict the date of the return of Jesus? Even more surprising is that these people are able to convince others that their ideas and forecasts are reliable. Certainly there is scientific, as well as…… Continue Reading
Sharing Some Thoughts – Lesson 8
Is there a day that goes by when you do not feel the need for more wisdom than you have on your own? As long as you and I are in “that awkward period between birth and death” (unknown source), there will be constant reminders that our own resources and intelligence are inadequate. Knowledge, experience,…… Continue Reading
Insight from Solomon in Proverbs Lesson 8 – October 31 – November 7
Did your mom or dad have some wise old sayings, sometimes referred to as adages, that they would repeat to you under certain circumstances? Perhaps you heard one of these from time to time. “Beggars can’t be choosers.” “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Every language seems to…… Continue Reading
Sharing Some Thoughts – Lesson 7
Every day I pray for my children and my grandchildren. Do you? I want them to love and to follow the Lord, to know His blessings and His forgiveness, to experience His peace and His joy. How grateful I am that the Psalms reminded me this week that my children and the following generations will…… Continue Reading
Insight from David in the Psalms Lesson 7 – October 24 – 31
What do you think about when you hear the word “worship”? Does it refer to the moments when you are standing up in church and singing great songs of praise and adoration? Is it when you are deeply moved by the beauty or grandeur of God’s creation? Is it when you turn to God for…… Continue Reading
Sharing An Insight – Lesson 6
Does it surprise you to know that the concept of “fearing God” can be found in so many of the Old Testament stories? The great leaders modeled what it meant when they demonstrated their desire to trust and follow Jehovah, their one and only God. They taught the people that it was very important to…… Continue Reading