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Be Thankful
Author, source unknown Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the d...
The Mask I Wear
Description This Halloween mask related study encourages youth to take a look at the masks we wear everyday, not just on Halloween and to expose what is underneath to God so that he can transform us so that we reveal his glory! Read the Poem "The ma...
Bible in 50 Words
God made Adam bit Noah arked Abraham split Joseph ruled Jacob fooled Bush talked Moses balked Pharaoh plagued People walked Sea divided Tablets guided Promise landed Saul freaked David peeked Prophets warned Jesus born God walked Lo...
Calling All Teachers
Once upon a time, there was a church staff looking for teachers for children and preschoolers and youth. And some adults said, "I don't want to leave the sweet fellowship and study in my adult class." (But the drug pusher on the street said, "Not ev...
Can I Borrow $25?
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his young son waiting for him at the door. 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?' 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' 'That's none of your b...
What are grandmas for?
Grandmas are for stories about things of long ago. Grandmas are for caring about all the things you know... Grandmas are for rocking you and singing you to sleep. Grandmas are for giving you nice memories to keep... Grandmas are for knowing all the t...
Love Passed By
"A small child waits with impatience the arrival home of a parent. She wishes to relate some sandbox experience. She is excited to share the thrill that she has known that day. The time comes; the parent arrives. Beaten down by the stresses of the wo...
Images of Mother
4 years old: My Mommy can do anything! 8 years old: My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot! 12 years old: My Mother doesn't really know quite everything. 14 years old: Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either. 16 years old: Mother? She's hopelessly old-...
The “WHY” of It All
He carried His cross despising the shame To the place of the skull, Golgatha by name And there with two thieves, His friends’ hopes all lost, Was man’s greatest error now hung on a cross He held back His power, His glory was veiled He silenced H...
Is it enough?
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." As I was getting ready to start my day today I began thinking about this story in the Bible where Jesus was at a house in Capernaum. So many people from ...
Palm Monday
The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride. He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. "I'll show myself to them" he ...
The Old Fisherman
Author and source UNKNOWN Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was fixin...
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You may remember seeing cans of grocery items in your local store during the 1970s and 80s which had plain white and black labels. They were marked simply "Peaches" or "Peanut Butter" or "Soup," and below that was a statement that the item was "suita...
Rules of the Game
I am giving you the ball son, and naming you the quarterback for your team in the game of life. I am your coach, so I'll tell you straight. There is only one schedule to play. It lasts all your life, but consists of only one game. It is long, with ...
Jesus Sees Us with the Eye of a Carpenter
I wonder if He grew impatient as He awaited word from His Father that now He might proceed. Surely it was a difficult thing for Jesus of Nazareth to work day by day in the carpentry shop, while daily He could see the suffering, the pain, the torment ...
Holy Alphabet
A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving D o not begin to blame E ven when the times are hard F ierce winds are bound to blow G od is forever able H old on to what you know I magine ...
Story of Valentine's Day
The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a humble Christian martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship twelve gods, and he had ma...
Turtle Picnic
A turtle family went on a picnic.. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings. Finally the family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found it. For...
Christ's Heirs
Watchman Nee tells about a new convert who came in deep distress to see him. "No matter how much I pray, no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot seem to be faithful to my Lord. I think I'm losing my salvation." Nee said, "Do you see this dog here?...
Slow Starters
Winston Churchill seemed so dull as a youth that his father thought he might be incapable of earning a living in England. Charles Darwin did so poorly in school that his father once told him, "You will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family." ...
Brave Training
The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy's thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the e...
The Emperor Moth
A man found a cocoon of the emperor moth and took it home to watch it emerge. One day a small opening appeared, and for several hours the moth struggled but couldn't seem to force its body past a certain point. Deciding something was wrong, the man t...
Around The Rim
One day a biologist came to his lab and, as always, he went first to look lovingly at his most prized possession, a lovely geranium in a beautiful clay pot. The biologist had worked years to develop this geranium, and it was the picture of perfection...
The Frog and the Ox
"Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two." "Tush, child, tush," said th...
Unless the Corn Die
Years ago a minister in Iowa went home from a service for dinner with a wealthy farmer. This man, though not a Christian, was moral and upright. As they entered the house from the rear through a shed, the minister noticed several bushels of corn tw...
Two Nickels and Five Pennies
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The li...
Rabbit on the Swim Team
Once upon a time, the animals decided they should do something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world. So they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to adminis...
Christmas Old, Christmas New
Like the beautiful Christmas wreath Whose circle knows no end, So becomes the life of us When the Savior enters in. Like the brilliant shining star That guided shepherds of old - So may Christ shine in us, As His likeness we unfold. Like the joyous...
The Glory of the Manger
Night had come, their rest at hand The shepherds laid down on the sand With heavy lids they closed their eyes In hopes no cause would bid them rise When suddenly they heard a noise! They feared to hear the radiant voice: “Good news! Go now and ...
Height of a Building
A young boy was touted as the next Einstein. One of the world's greatest thinkers was brought in to test him to see how smart he really was... They set him down and gave him an exam. On the exam there was ONE question alone... "Using a barometer...
