Teaching_and_Learning_Gratitude_at_5_and_50.pdf

Last Fall, I needed two maroon buttons for a jumper I was sewing for my 5-year-old granddaughter, Anna. I arrived with her and her mother at the one fabric store in St. John’s, Newfoundland, only to find it had already closed at 5:00pm. When waiting in the car a few minutes later while her mother ran yet another errand, Anna asked, “Grandma, was it a good thing that the fabric store was closed?”

“No, Anna. It wasn’t a good thing. Now we have to come back tomorrow to get the buttons for your jumper.” (Bad answer.)

High Thoughts.pdf

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.—Isaiah 55:7–9

Was Christ building his church on September 11? The reason this
question rises is the absolute, universal authority behind Jesus'
promise in Matthew 16:18, "I will build my church." Who said this?
The one who spoke and fevers departed (Luke 4:39), trees withered
(Mark 11:21), demons obeyed (Mark 1:27), Satan was plundered (Mark
3:27), wind ceased (Mark 4:41), the dead were raised (Luke 7:14;
John 11:43), thousands ate from five loaves and two fish (Matthew
14:19-21), and water became wine (Matthew 14:26) or a walkway for
his feet (Matthew 4:46).

I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises, 5 whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

And we know that God causes all things to work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are called according
to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He foreknew, He also
predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He
would be the firstborn among many brethren; ³⁰ and these
whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He
also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God is for

And we know that God causes all things to work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are called according
to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He foreknew, He also
predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He
would be the firstborn among many brethren; ³⁰ and these
whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He
also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.
³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God is for

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to
such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business
and make a profit." 14 Yet you do not know what your life will be
like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while
and then vanishes away. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord
wills, we will live and also do this or that." 16 But as it is, you
boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.

Education for Exultation - Beginning and Ending with God

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they
have eyes, and the deaf, even though they have ears. 9 All the
nations have gathered together so that the peoples may be
assembled. Who among them can declare this and proclaim to us the
former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be
justified, Or let them hear and say, "It is true." 10 "You are My
witnesses," declares the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.