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Why teach the Bible to children

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The Bible is a very reliable book, teaching not only morals and good ways of living but also showing the way to live this sort of life. As humans we fail and are weak at doing what is right and we readily make many mistakes through life. The…

Greatness

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How we humans aspire to greatness so easily - if not outwardly, there is an inward thrust to experience some sort of greatness or recognition. Well known people have often had greatness thrust on them and when they are famous sometimes they…

Waiting!

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This is definitely not something that I am good at but it is a necessary part of life in this busy age we live in! Everything, it seems, needs to be instant and somehow waiting is relegated to the bottom of the pile of what is necessary in life. In…

3 ways that our children can know

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I didn't really hear and know that God wanted me to follow him until I was 17 years of age. I went to church occasionally (Christmas and Easter mainly) and taught regularly in a Sunday School of an Anglican church in Gloucester (UK) but I hadn't…

Going with the Flow?

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It's easy to go with the flow. Agree with everybody; don't cause any conflict; steady the boat; be nice all the time; follow the crowd; watch all the 'soaps'; and have all the latest technologies. Are we meant to live like this? Salmon fish…

7 reasons for Praying

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It's often said that 'prayer changes things' but I'm convinced that God uses prayer to change people including and especially us who are praying. 1       It's wonderful to know that prayer was God's idea and came from him to us humans.…

My ‘Daddy’

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Yesterday was a very special day for me as it would have been my dad's 94th birthday. He sadly died in 1980 but he leaves memories that cannot be taken away from me. My dad struggled being a father but he did the best he could and I do so appreciate…

Mental health for children – 7 suggestions

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There is a lot of talk here in the UK about children being out of balance and suffering from mental health problems.  I have a theory that children aren't getting connected in a right way. What do I mean? Let me explain. In today's world…

Comfort

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I've literally just heard that a dear friend's husband died sitting in his chair - most unexpectedly; news from another friend tells me that her neice has cancer of the cervix; another friend's only son dies of a brain aneurysm at 36 year of…

7 ways to Help Struggling Readers

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I used to teach struggling readers in small groups in many schools up and down the UK. The one thing I noticed was that every struggling reader responded to PRAISE.It is so easy to say what is not right about their reading but the fact that…