A Cardiometer for the Inner Man

Weekly Update Feb 13-17, Vol. 6 Last week I had a physical with my family doctor. He gives me the once over and measures my blood pressure, height, weight, etc. But as important as these indicators are to my overall physical health, there is another area that is even more important, my heart. The Hebrew [...]

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Prospering

Weekly Update Feb 5-11 Vol. 5 But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. Psalms 1:2-3 NLT I notice when I am not reading the [...]

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Principal and Teacher, An Encouraging Word Vol 28

January 31, 2012

Dear Principal of the School Meeting in Your Home, My wife and I home educated our four sons over a period of twenty-one years. Our first son began formal education in 1985 and our fourth son graduated in 2005. Most of the daily instruction was done by Sandra. I helped teach the math, and added [...]

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The Imagination Station

January 30, 2012

Weekly Update Jan 30 – Feb 3, Vol. 4 If I had one opportunity to visit Whit’s End, and enter the Imagination Station* I would choose to be one of the men who were walking on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, when Jesus caught up to them and joined them on their journey. As [...]

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The Washing of Water with the Word

January 23, 2012

Weekly Update January 23-27, Vol. 3 Some mornings I experience “Aha” moments studying the word. Other days I read several chapters without discovering any new insights. But I know that these mornings are still profitable as I experience a fresh cleansing through the exposure to the inspired word of God. “You are already clean because [...]

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Weekly Update, Vol. 2

January 16, 2012

Weekly Update January 16-20, Vol. 2 Like many of you, I am reading through Genesis this month, as well as Matthew. Joseph first appears in the 30th chapter, but we don’t read more about him until the 37th chapter when he becomes the central figure for much of the rest of the book. In the [...]

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Before You Eat…

January 9, 2012

Weekly Update January 9-13,  Vol. 1 After I recommitted my life to following Jesus Christ, I began to pray before I ate a meal. In my home, I became the designated pray-er to ask God to bless our food. My brothers and Dad complained that the food was cold by the time I was done [...]

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Parents as Teachers – An Encouraging Word Vol 27

September 1, 2011

As we begin this school year, I hope we will each be encouraged by meditating on how God has created us to be teachers. As the wise bumper sticker says: Every parent is a teacher, but not every teacher is a parent. A. Parents are Uniquely Designed God creates a man and a woman in [...]

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Balancing the Serious with the Serendipitous – An Encouraging Word Vol 26, Part 2

August 3, 2011

After sending the last newsletter, we found that we had left out a section on Energetic Ideas for Outside. These ideas and a few other suggestions from our readers are in this letter. Energetic Activities for Outside Paint ball Make and fly kites Croquet Bocce Ultimate Frisbee (Soccer with a Frisbee) Hide and seek, in [...]

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Balancing the Serious with the Serendipitous – An Encouraging Word Vol 26

August 3, 2011

As a parent, I had to work at having regular family devotions. I dislike routine and schedules. My helpmeet enjoys structure and sought to maintain a regular schedule for our children. My nature was to go canoeing on a sunny day instead of following through with their schooling. I recognize now that we need balance [...]

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