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Beatitudes Amplified

February 23, 2013

Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Psalms 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalms 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Isaiah 57:15 For thus [...]

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Halftime

February 19, 2013

In the previous newsletter we embraced the first half of the gospel: 2 Corinthians 5:21a “For our sake, he made him to be sin, who knew no sin…” But we still have more good news to encompass. 2 Corinthians 5:21b “So that in him, we might become the righteousness of God.” I have understood how [...]

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God Revealed His Great Love

February 5, 2013

The last missive was entitled Rooted and Grounded in Love. In this email we will be reading about how God chose to reveal His love to us. Let’s begin with prayer. Prayer: Father, according to the inspired word of God, let us be rooted and grounded in your love for each of us, and may [...]

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Weekly Exhortation 2

January 21, 2013

  NOTE: As many of you know, we have launched a new Bible Reading Campaign for 2013. I want to keep in touch with those who are participating, without burdening those who are not. To that end, I have opened another Facebook account for regular communications about this contest here. Rooted and Grounded Last Fall [...]

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Weekly Exhortation 1

January 8, 2013

Since this is the beginning of the year I felt my attention attracted to this verse, “In the beginning God created.” He not only created the world, He created man, and He created me. I prefer to think of creation not only as a divine fiat of God the Father, but as a cooperative effort [...]

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When All Around My Soul Gives Way

December 20, 2012

This phrase is taken from the third stanza of “Solid Rock”: His oath, His covenant, His blood Support me in the whelming flood; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. Several times this year that phrase has resonated in my heart. Even though it wasn’t really true, [...]

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God Has No Baggage

October 17, 2012

Have you ever driven to your folk’s home and when they meet you at the door their faces light up when they see you? Or have you ever walked into a room and had a child’s face shine just because you are there? I hope so, because it is a taste of what happens every [...]

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First Things First

September 25, 2012

Dear Friends, Deuteronomy 6:6-7 is probably one of the most quoted Scripture references when speaking of home education: “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by [...]

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Count Your Blessings

April 23, 2012

A few weeks ago I was a guest on a local Christian radio station along with another homeschool family. The host asked me for a favorite song. I chose Count Your Blessings. Here is the first verse and the chorus: When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is [...]

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A Cardiometer for the Inner Man

February 13, 2012

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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