The Prayer And The Chainsaw Bible: Nehemiah 1 Reading Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant (V.11). I respect my Aunt Gladys’ fighting spirit, even if she does worry me sometimes. Her latest surprise came in an email: “I cut down a tree yesterday.” My chainsaw-wielding aunt is seventy-sixContinueContinue reading “The Prayer And The Chainsaw”
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Never Alone
Never Alone Bible: Psalm 25:16-22 Reading Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted (V.16). Although I was surrounded by thousands of people at a large conference, I was sitting at the end of the row, with no one next to me. When the speaker asked us to turnContinueContinue reading “Never Alone”
Class Effort
Class Effort Bible: Psalm 119:129-136 Reading The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple (V.130) One secondary school teacher I know often tells me that learning is a joint effort between the students and the teacher. That’s why teachers try to get everyone involved in class activities. The teacher doesContinueContinue reading “Class Effort”
Shark Tonic
Shark Tonic Bible: Hebrews 12:1-11 Reading Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles (V.1). Have you ever heard of ‘shark tonic’? The proper term is “tonic immobility”, described as “a natural state of paralysis that animals enter … Sharks can be placed in a tonic immobility state byContinueContinue reading “Shark Tonic”
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