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The Perfect Father Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me (V.10). Psalm 27 Reading Standing in the crowded shop aisle, I struggled to find the perfect Father’s Day card. Although we’d made up after years of silence, I’d never felt close to my dad. The girl next to me groanedContinueContinue reading “The Perfect Father”

Ambition Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit (PHILIPPIANS 2:3). 1 Samuel 15:17-30 Reading “Lacks drive and ambition.” Trust me, that’s not something you want to have written on your end-of-term report at school. It’s not a great thing for your parents to read . . . We need to have some driveContinueContinue reading “Ambition”

Zero Tolerance Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people (V.16 NLT). Leviticus 19:11-18 Reading One of our local schools has a “zero tolerance” approach to gossiping. I’m not exactly sure how they stop the students talking behind each other’s backs. But I know they come down hard on anyone they do catch gossiping. TheContinueContinue reading “Zero Tolerance”

Delays Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them (V.25). Acts 16:9-31 Reading Have you ever been stuck somewhere? Like at school while waiting for someone to pick you up? That can be a bit annoying. But how about  getting stuck in an airport inContinueContinue reading “Delays”