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I KEEP IT SHORT & SIMPLE.
Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Category Archives: KISS (short & simple)
Can and Should
When I’m making presentation slides, it’s tempting to use moving backgrounds, fancy fonts, flying letters, shifting colors. All those options. I CAN use them all. How fun! If those presentation slides will play out in front of an audience … Continue reading
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Simply Count
“Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1897 Gonna be a long list! Johnson Oatman wanted to be a good singer, … Continue reading
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Simple Words
Keep it short: Matthew 10:37 (TLV) Say just a simple ‘Yes, I will’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Your word is enough.
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Simply Wise
Psalm 19:7 (NCV) The rules of the Lord can be trusted; they make plain people wise. You don’t have to be a great reader to understand God’s wisdom.
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Change Your Mind
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Just Education
Should education just be about academic skills–reading and writing, math and science? Should schools teach justice–right from wrong? What does a just society do about poor-performing schools? Just questions . . . with no simple answers.
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Where’s Sin?
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Schoolhouse Laments
Education! Lots of room to lament, especially during this season of isolation. Students lament the loss of contact with friends. Parents lament their new roles as home educators. Teachers lament the students’ lack of progress. Taxpayers lament the … Continue reading
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Unintended, Not So Simple
Anybody out there saying, “I really, really hope our kids never learn to read.” Raise your hand. No hands? Thought not. The US NAEP exam (National Assessment of Education Progress) is given every year to 600,000 students from all over … Continue reading
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Clean Hands
Psalm 24:3-4a (GW) Who may go up the Lord’s mountain? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart. Good deeds and pure thoughts. Not as simple as it sounds. Lord, … Continue reading
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