Motivational Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 28, Day 2: 1 Kings...
Summary 1 Kings 9:1-9: God appears to Solomon after the temple was finished and tells Solomon to follow his laws and decrees and his throne will be established over Israel forever. But if he or his...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 28, Day 3: 1 Kings...
Summary 1 Kings 9:10-28: After 20 years of building, Solomon gave 20 towns in Galilee to Hiram, king of Tyre, for all the lumber he had used. The king did not like the towns given him and called them...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 28, Day 4: 1 Kings...
Summary of 1 Kings 10:1-13: The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, having heard of his wisdom and wealth, to see for herself. She arrives in Jerusalem with camels, spices, gold, and precious stones. He...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 28, Day 5: 1 Kings...
Summary of 1 Kings 10:14-29: Solomon accumulated gold and shields. He made a huge throne of ivory and gold. Everything was made of gold. He engaged in foreign trade with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and...
View ArticleBook Review: Adam of the Road
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray in a Newbery Award winner for 1943. Here we meet Adam, a boy of 11 who is a minstrel’s son in the thirteenth century...
View ArticleInspirational Quotes: Goethe
“Perfection is of God. To wish for perfection is of man.” Joann Wolfgang von Goethe
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View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 29, Day 2: 1 Kings...
Summary 1 Kings 11:1-8: Solomon had a weakness — women. He married foreign women against God’s commands (700 total and 300 concubines). As he grew older, his wives turned his heart to other gods and...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 29, Day 3: 1 Kings...
Summary 1 Kings 11:9-13: The Lord became angry at Solomon for his heart had turned away from God and promised Solomon to tear away his kingdom and give it to one of his subordinates, but not during...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 29, Day 4: 1 Kings...
Summary of 1 Kings 11:14-26: Hadad the Edomite survived Joab’s attempt to destroy the Edomites by fleeing to Egypt and found favor with Pharaoh. However, he heard both David and Joab had died, so he...
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Summary of 1 Kings 11:26-43: Jeroboam was in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. He ran into Ahijah, a prophet of Shiloh. Ahijah tore his new cloak into 12 pieces and gave Jeroboam...
View ArticlePeople of the Promised Land: Jeroboam
Jeroboam was chosen very similarly like David was: by God. An unassuming official in Solomon’s court, Jeroboam was chosen to become the king of a new nation God would create. God offered him an...
View ArticleMotivational Quotes: Thomas Carlyle
“The ideal is within you, and the obstacle to reaching this ideal is also within you. You already possess all the material from which to create your ideal self.” Thomas Carlyle
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Hey all! Happy Easter! Please leave your prayer requests here and praises if you have some. There is power in prayer so the more the merrier! You can also email me your requests at:...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 30/Lesson Review
BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 30/Lesson Review Day 1 1) I learned how God is faithful no matter what. His mercy is unfathomable as we constantly sin. His grace has no...
View ArticleBook Review: Rascal
Rascal by Sterling North Rascal by Sterling North is a delightful tale about an 11 year old boy who raises a baby raccoon. A 1964 Newbery Honor Book, this book is based off the author’s real life year...
View ArticleInspirational Quotes: Native American Proverb
“Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” Native American Proverb
View ArticleCoffee and God: Rest
Hey all! It’s the last Sunday of the month, and today rest is on my heart. I don’t sleep very much. I don’t have a hard time falling asleep, but I do have a hard time staying asleep. However, rest is...
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