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Watch, Wait, Work – Until the End Comes
One time, I had to leave the room to help another teacher with technical problems. While the teacher next door was able to listen for problems in my classroom for me, I was still concerned. When I finished my work and came back to the classroom, I noted my neighbor in my classroom. I groaned, but before I could ask what was wrong, she pointed at our assistant principal who had chosen that moment to do an unplanned walk through observation of my classroom. I think it’s safe to say that I died inside. I explained quickly why I wasn’t in the room and his comment made my day. “I wasn’t here to observe you, Mr. James, I was here to see how engaged your students were. They were doing a great job when I came in the classroom.” Continue reading
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Do Our Traditions Replace The Word of God? and Need Prayer?
You’ll notice if you listen to the video, that I’m asking you to let me pray for you. The video gives a better explanation of how I want to do that, but the simple fact is that I want to … Continue reading
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Finishing the Story, Feeding the Five Thousand, and Finding Healing – Mark 6:30-56
After you’ve read the Bible through a number of times, it’s easy to become jaded and think that you’ll never find anything new. I wonder if that happened to the disciples and that’s why they didn’t learn the lesson of … Continue reading
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Update
For the last few days, I’ve been having internet/computer issues as I’ve been writing. It’s been frustrating trying to get any of my devotionals finished and/or uploaded because of the sporadic, in and out issues I’ve been having. I’m going … Continue reading
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August 5 – Learning to Do “Job One” as a Minister of God
2 Corinthians 5:11-6:13; 2 Kings 18; Micah 7 “We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God:” (2 Corinthians 6:3-41 NKJV) There are some people … Continue reading
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December 4 – Opening Our Eyes to the Needs All Year Long
Ezekiel 46-47 1 John 3 “This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters. Suppose someone has enough to live and sees a … Continue reading
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September 28 – Living as Good Citizens
Isaiah 5-6 Ephesians 1 “I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings … Continue reading
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September 21 – The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth
Ecclesiastes 7-9 2 Corinthians 13 “We cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.” (2 Corinthians 13:8 NCV) As Paul wrapped up his defense of the gospel he left the Corinthians with two things to consider. The … Continue reading
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