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Bible Teaching Tips! (Tip #2)

Welcome to today's edition of Teaching Tip Thursday! Today's Tip: Consider the Context When we are preparing a class or discussing scripture with someone, always be mindful of these three important rules: Context Context Context That's pretty easy to remember, right? My spouse and I had three classes with two young mormon missionaries. We asked them how they could… Continue reading Bible Teaching Tips! (Tip #2)

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Bible Teaching Tips. (Tip #1)

Today's teaching tip is one I find helpful when teaching children and those who may not be very familiar with the Bible. Are you ready? Today's tip: Don't over-assume  This year, the kids and I have started reading from the Bible text each day instead of just "Bible storybooks." I throw in a reading from a… Continue reading Bible Teaching Tips. (Tip #1)

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Why are you sleeping?

I can't imagine how embarrassing that would be to have Jesus catch you sleeping when you were supposed to be praying. And yet, how often does Satan catch us unaware or "sleeping?"

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3 Words You Need Every Single Day

Every single day we face some form of testing. Every day we are beset with a trial of some kind. Every day God is watching to see what we will do with the time we are given. How do you get through your time of trial? I have 3 words for you...

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5 Benefits of Memorizing Scripture (and 4 ways to do it!)

There seems to be a trend to dismiss memorization as a worthless practice. It is not. When it comes to memorizing scripture, there are several reasons (at least 5) why you should rethink the choice to avoid it.

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4 ways to study your Bible in 2016

Want to read the Bible every day, but aren't sure where to begin? In this post I have 4 suggested approaches. Read on!

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Peeking inside my toolbox…

Tools are important for good Bible study.