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You Are Special
Have you read Max Lucado’s children’s book ‘You Are Special’? It’s an incredibly insightful book for children and adults alike. Here’s an abbreviated version: The Wemmicks were small wooden people. They were carved by a woodworker named Eli who lived on a hill. All day the Wemmicks did the same thing: They gave each other…
The Best You’ve Had
People don’t tend to promote things that are not outstanding 1 Kings 10:1-29 Reference: “And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.” 1 Kings 10:10 NIV Explore: “Have you…
Showing Off My Best
I raced around trying to make our house look as good as possible. Genesis 18:1-8 Reference: Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. (Genesis 18:2 NIV) Explore: People usually have to take…
A Long List of Names
I always struggle to read through the long lists of names we find in the Bible Nehemiah 12:1-47 Reference: v.8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. (TNIV Bible) Explore: As children, our parents would tuck us into…