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Saturday, December 12, 2020

A RICK THOMAS POST ON THE SUBJECT: "EMOTIONAL AFFAIR"

 Rick Thomas, a well-known counselor, believes that the term "emotional affair" is less-than-descriptive than it might be, that there are more profoundly spiritual dimensions to this type of relationship.  Here is a link to his post and podcast:


https://rickthomas.net/podcast/ep-87-the-unintended-consequence-of-an-emotional-affair/?fbclid=IwAR0p6QX-UjgpTRHsceKKw9RyQGtc19PE-Q1JPhSmfQorjJUjQnzwZ6rzjg4

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Sunday, November 8, 2020

WHAT A FIND! ONE HOUR: ONE BOOK (of the Bible)

 Do you want to go through the Bible with a one-hour introduction to each book? Here is an amazing website.  It has a one-hour teaching lesson on each book of the Bible.  The speaker is Dr. Randall Smith of the Great Commission Bible School in Florida.  Here is the link ton one example:





Sunday, August 2, 2020

SOME RESOURCES FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, TEENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL

PROBABLY, I DON'T AGREE WITH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH ABOUT OPENING, WHILE IT IS PROHIBITED, BUT I SURE DO LIKE THEIR WEBSITE!

Why do I like their website?  Well, during this recent spell of isolation, the Grace people ministering in various areas of the church provided some great studies for women, children, teens and college students.   In fact, without opening, they have a store of materials, already.

WOMEN:   there is a sujmmer study, led by various women in the church, with the subject "The Attributes of God," always very wonderful to keep in mind.  This particular study is led on video, and the link is


CHILDREN:  The weekly topics, which go through the Old Testament stories, at the moment, begin with an introduction to the concepts given on a video starring "Ranger Joe."  There is a parental guide and illustrations and coloring pages and so on.  It looks like an interesting and biblical study.  The link is 


JUNIOR HIGH:  This group is called the XChange Ministry.  There are two studies to choose from: one is Philippians, and the other, James.  There are really great study pages in a teen's language.  Grade Seven and Grade Eight students are in mind.  The link is


HIGH SCHOOL:  This group is called the 180 Ministry.  All of its materials are to be found at:


COLLEGE YEARS:  The materials for this group, also known as the Crossroads Ministry,  are to be found at 



Friday, June 26, 2020

COME AND SEE studies from Ariel Ministries, with Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum (English version)

The COME AND SEE studies are available in several languages at the post below.  There are plans to add more of these world languages, as time goes on.  For those who wish to study in English, however, here is the link:

You will find the studies at this link:


COME AND SEE: the BASIC COURSE with Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum via ARIEL MINISTRIES

Here is a basic course on things relating to God, to the Bible and to other related topics.  Right now, it is available in the following languages.  Here are the links and an introduction by Ariel Ministries:

Translations

Authorized Ariel branches and ministry partners around the world are working to translate the Come and See study materials into other languages. This is a considerable task, and we greatly appreciate their hard efforts. Foreign language translations currently available include:
  • Afrikaans — provided courtesy of FaithEquip.co.za
  • French — provided courtesy of Ariel Canada
  • Hebrew — provided courtesy of Ariel Israel
  • Hungarian — provided courtesy of Ariel Hungary
  • Russian — provided courtesy of Ariel Israel
We'll be adding more other language translation links to this page as soon as they become available. Please check back. Thank you and Shalom!

THE NATURE OF THE BIBLE: DR.FRUCHTENBAUM: Spanish/Serbian/English

Here is a really good foundational resource that would be helpful to almost any Christian, and perhaps, to some non-Christians, too.  It is available in English, but also in Spanish and some other languages.  This is a PDF presentation -- very convenient for online viewing.  Here is your link:





Thursday, May 21, 2020

GREAT PROJECT FOR THESPIANS: ORIGINAL TEXT BIBLICAL STORYTELLING

"God has given gifts to the Church:"  sometimes we forget what a varied lot they are.  We have all heard people who memorize the Scripture and recite it.  There are also those with a dramatic gift who recite the Scripture, but with a dramatic, storytelling style that brings it alive as we watch and listen. Various organizations encourage this.  Just yesterday, I noticed a few example of Biblical storytelling at The Network of Biblical Storytellers, International(nbsint.org).  There are numerous Bible stories on their Resources site.  One such example is presented here:  the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego -- enjoy!  And please encourage any person you know with a penchant for dramatic Bible story-telling to develop that talent!  Please note:  I am not, here, advertising for anyone who is offering lessons on Storytelling.  I am not at all affiliated with these groups.  I simply want to show an example of how someone used a certain dramatic talent in the re-telling of a Biblcial narrative, incorporating most of the actual words of Scripture. 





Tuesday, April 14, 2020

ANXIOUS ABOUT THE VIRUS? HERE'S AN OFFER...

TRANS-WORLD RADIO, also known as TWR, has indicated that, for anyone desiring prayer during this Covid-19 crisis, there is help at hand -- please see an excerpt from their message, below:

So truthfully, friend, how are you bearing up? Are you battling anxiety? Concerned about your own health or that of a family member? Worried about your business or job? Let us know and tell us how the TWR staff can pray for you during our daily devotions. We’d consider it a privilege and another great way to join hands with you as partners serving the Lord Jesus Christ.
Call 919-460-3700 or 800-456-7897 (7TWR) to talk with us or email your prayer requests to info@twr.org. When you call, just let the receptionist know you’d like to “share a prayer request.” The receptionist will see that you are connected with someone happy to take your request.
We promise to lift your needs before the Father as the TWR staff meets via video conferencing every morning for devotions.

A Thought from the Biblical Counseling Movement: The Ineffectual Work of Human Anger -- Van Rees

Anger seems efficacious, sometimes, in effecting SOME changes.  Are these always really the changes we want, or the changes that are desirable?   The following article by Betty Ann Van Rees explores this subject:

The Ineffectual Work of Human Anger

Thursday, April 9, 2020

"THE LAMB:" originally written for children, but good for everyone: EASTER VIEWING!

This story is available at the link below:  probably it is especially good for those from the age of 10 onwards, but I think I would have enjoyed it at and even earlier age.  The story explains the significance of Easter, and, in fact, of much of the rest of the Bible!   Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEj4XKD0cNg&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=3f007b2b29&mc_eid=7ffcb91be7

More, much more!

Good Seed, the Christian publisher, seems to be offering the PDF version of The Lamb for free in several languages.  It is a beautifully illustrated booklet and really informs the reader about the story of salvation in the Bible.  It is not difficult reading, and, in fact, was originally written with children in view.  Here are some links to various language versions of this booklet:

https://av.goodseed.com/free/lamb-lux-059008.pdf(Luxembourgish)


The Lamb is also offered in other languages:  Amharic, Simplified Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Czech, Faroese, French, and German.   Each of these is found at the page below, and you just need to look for the terms Download and PDF (usually in blue):

                         https://av.goodseed.com/free/lamb-lux-059008.pdf

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Dr. MARTIN LLOYD-JONES: JUSTIFYING THE UNGODLY

Here we have a message about the most important topic:  justification.  By justification, we mean being made right with God.  The concept is a lofty, but difficult one, because most people realize that they are not completely right with God, and attempt, by good works, to make themselves more worthy of His favour.

The Bible, however, has a rather different message, and it is a good one.  Dr. Lloyd-Jones preaches this classic sermon which explains the difference, and you will find it at the link below:



The particular message found at the link, above, is one of a series.  If you have enjoyed this message, then, do avail yourself of many others that would be found on this MLJ TRUST web page:


If you are looking for more messages on the same topic, you might wish to look under the heading "Romans."