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Category Archives: Door of opportunity\
Testify!
I just returned from my denomination’s annual regional meeting (American Baptist Churches of New Jersey). The theme was “Testify.” Have you every testified to your first life-changing encounter with Christ? I tell it often and joyously I tell it … Continue reading
Prayer As Education
Here’s a quote from a Civil War-era preacher who practiced what he preached and wrote what he practiced (9 books on prayer): “Praying gives sense, brings wisdom, and broadens and strengthens the mind. The prayer closet is a … Continue reading
Sound-Minded Prayer
One of our sons struggled to read. The letters danced across his pages, do-si-doing into mirror images of themselves. I discussed his problem with teachers, doctors, social workers and administrators. But not God. I prefer this verse in the … Continue reading
Establish the [School] Work of their Hands
Psalm 90:17 (ESV) Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! Establish, from the Greek kun, as in “a house set … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Foundation of faith
Tagged establish, Psalm 90:17, school, students, teachers
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Sunday’s School Prayer
Back to school! What did/do you dread most? Homework Gym class Eating lunch alone Back to school. It’s a privilege. And it wasn’t always so. In the early history of our church (our congregation is older than the … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged 1 Timothy 2:15, back to school, school, Sunday School
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Bestest Libraries Ever
It is good to visit your childhood home. And it is even better to come back with a great idea. Look what I discovered as I walked the streets of my hometown. I want one. Doesn’t even have … Continue reading
Praise Today for Tomorrow’s Blessings
For what are you most grateful? Family and friends Answers to today’s prayers I seem to have misplaced my attitude of gratitude I bumped up against this intriguing thought in a book I’m reading: “We will all … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged A Harvest of Hope, gratitude, Lauraine Snelling, praise
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Got Shoes in Your Closet?
From Take My Life and Let It Be by Frances Havergal (1874): “Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.” Do the shoes in your closet focus on speed or beauty? Is that in the … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged closet, faith, Frances Havergal, shoes, Take My Life and Let It Be
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I’m Getting Better
From Shine, Jesus, Shine (Graham Kendrick, 1987): “As we gaze on your kingly brightness, So our faces display your likeness, ever changing from glory to glory. Mirrored here, may our lives tell your story.“ Changing from … Continue reading