Do you ever offer a prayer of blessing for your friends before you say good-bye to them? It may be after you have had dinner together or at the end of a special vacation. It more likely happens after a hospital visit or when some serious concerns have been discussed. A blessing is described as…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
DID YOU MEAN TO BE JUDGMENTAL? – Introduction Lesson 12 – March 29 – April 5
It is not easy to be with people who clearly convey they are the authorities in almost every subject that comes up in a discussion with them. Is it their tone of voice which makes others feel that way about them? Is it the words they use? Or is it an attitude of superiority which…… Continue Reading
Doing the Right Thing – Intro Lesson 11 – March 22 – 29
Can you think of examples in the Bible where civil disobedience was the right and good choice? Of stories when someone chose to stand up for what he/she believed even if it meant loss or punishment because it was the God honoring action? What guidelines would you give to someone who is wrestling with these…… Continue Reading
DO YOU MAKE LISTS? Intro Lesson 10 – March 15 – 22
Are you a list maker? There are many reasons for choosing to write down all kinds of information you want to remember or to process. Lists can help to bring order to your thoughts or to things other people are telling you. There are no rules for making a list. They can be long or…… Continue Reading
EMBRACING MYSTERY – Intro Lesson 9 – March 8 – 15
We live with a great deal of mystery every day, don’t we? The whole world of technology, for example, is quite mind boggling. How does information get from my computer to the I-cloud? How does it then get to someone else’s I-Pad? How is it that my friend in India or Jordan can post something…… Continue Reading
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Intro Lesson 8 – March 1 – 8
It’s fun to ask young children the question, “What are you thinking about?” The answers are often quite unexpected, sometimes surprising, and usually revealing. It is a good question to ask because in their innocence they will generally tell you the truth and give you genuine insight into their dreams and ideas as well as…… Continue Reading
THE CHOICE IS YOURS – Intro Lesson 7 – Feb. 23 – March 1
The teacher smiled as she heard the response from Jeffrey, her 4 year old pre-school student. She had told the children that it was “clean up time” and then encouraged a small group of children to put the blocks on the shelves where they belonged. She particularly noticed this one little friend who looked at her and…… Continue Reading
WHO ME? SET FREE? Intro Lesson 6 – Feb. 16 – 23
Imagine what it would have been like to be a slave. Whether your chains were visible or not, there would be little or no freedom for you. Your time and energy would be spent in doing the things that your master directed you to do. Your owner would have control of where you lived and…… Continue Reading
WHAT DOES THAT WORD MEAN? Intro Lesson 5 -Feb. 9 – 16
Little children are often fascinated by very big words, aren’t they? Sometimes they are quite willing to try to use them in order to have some fun or to impress adults, but our friend Winnie-the-Pooh was a bit more honest about his vocabulary. He said to some of his friends in the 100-acre woods one…… Continue Reading
NO BARTERING ALLOWED – Intro Lesson 4 – Feb. 2 – 9
Do you remember from your childhood days ever giving one of your toys to a friend in exchange for one of his/her toys? If you do, then you understand what it means to “barter”. Bartering is simply trading goods or services with another person when there is no money involved. The history of bartering dates…… Continue Reading