One “Life Lesson” I learned in God School classroom. It was one morning watching a man put a 1,000-piece puzzle together. He was incredible. He could put a puzzle together in a few hours. On this morning, I watched from a distance as he looked at the picture on the box cover… then looked down …
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God School: Who’s Driving?
“When you let Jesus drive, don’t sit in the back seat and give direction. He knows where He is taking you!!” Jason Benbrook On Sunday mornings, as we are walking to the Discovery classroom, (Sunday School at First Assembly NLR) our dear friend Jason has something waiting for us on the whiteboard. They are always …
God School: Did You Hear It?
Today’s lesson in God’s School is, “What Are You Listening For?” This morning, when it was barely light at the lake, I was walking our four-legged daughter, Lizzy, when I heard the orchestra warming up. It was not the sound of Earth, Wind and Fire warming up to sing “September” or the New York Philharmonic …
God School: The Question Baring On A Need, “Who are you looking for?”
Lizzy can see things Mary & I don’t. The slightest movement catches her attention. But she also uses all her senses (smell, hearing and touch) to search and know what is going on. Once something gets her attention it is difficult to distract her. She is focused. What usually follows is her barking or announcing, …
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Lessons From The Farm: The Farm Shop
Mary & I went home to Hamburg last week for the 4th of July Celebration on the Square. The first place I had to check out was where my dad’s heart was... the farm. Dad called it headquarters. There were no tractors or farm implements present. The huge old oak tree that provided shade on …
Law of the Farm: Responsibility Means Do It Anyway.
Oh, how I identify with this picture. July days in a hot steamy rice field. We always started the day as the sun came up because the rice field was like a sauna in the afternoon. The moisture rising from the flooded field and the scorching sun made it almost unbearable. I remember as I …
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Law of the Farm: Asleep and Drifting…
I started cultivating when I was in the 10th grade. By then I had been driving a tractor for a couple of years. It was exciting. But as I got older and started staying out all night… well the fun wore off. There were lessons in this hot, boring job but I was young, and …
God School: Lab Sesson – “Don’t Over Think It”
Question, who do you think will have a better day, the 2 boys who recognize God’s fingerprints in their life or the scholar trying to prove God didn’t perform miracles? When I was in the first & second garde we lived in the country. It was about a ¼ mile walk down a dirt/gravel road. …
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God School: “What’s On The Test?”
These were a few of the nifty tricks I used to get through school. My strategy was, let someone else do the boring study, all I need is the right answers. Several of my “good” friends would pass their completed algebra exam back to me before the final bell. I would just write the answer …
God School: Knowledge Or Wisdom?
It’s graduation season. From grade school to advanced college degrees, people are celebrating the acquisition of knowledge. It has required much time & study… stuffing information into their brains hoping to retrieve it in such a way to pass the test. It leaves us with a sense of, “I’ve got this!” Probably at no other …
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