Category: 1.OLD Testament
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I Have Skeletons in My Closet
I have to be honest, Halloween is not exactly my favourite holiday. But one thing I really like about it is what happens afterwards. After the big rush (and sometimes even before) there are all sorts of skeletons on sale! Why is this a good thing, you might ask? Why would I need to stock…
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You Git What You Git
I was recently entertaining some children at a church in Texas while their parents were in a meeting. We were playing a game where picture cards were passed out. Some of the children began to complain that the cards they had been dealt were not as good as the ones the other children had received.…
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Doing Right Because It is Right
In Egypt, Joseph became a slave to a man named Potipher. Potipher’s wife lied about Joseph so he went to prison. While in prison Joseph interpreted the dreams of two prisoners (the former cupbearer and baker of King Pharaoh). The cupbearer was set free from prison and returned to the Pharaoh’s service. When the Pharaoh…
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
During a planning meeting for a holiday program I challenged the group to define the word “respect”. At first it seemed like it would be a simple thing to do. We seemed to have no problem coming up with scenarios where respect was shown but we found it hard to actually put a meaning into…
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Captives in Babylon
I just finished participating in a 3 day holiday programme where we had 3 different lessons from the book of Daniel. In the first day we studied Daniel chapter 1 and talked about how Daniel and his friends were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. Then we covered the story of Daniel and the King’s…