Posted on March 30, 2008 by shawnbarr
Job 38: 27 ….(who) causes to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
We were sifting our fingers through the soil and filling peat pots. My wife, oldest daughter and I were planting tomato, pumpkin, watermelon and flower starts. After digging little holes in the earth we dropped in the seeds; the melon and pumpkin seeds were [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by shawnbarr
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Phil 4:13
What a great promise! But what is it a promise for? This may be the most misused verse of all time.
God does promise to help us and strengthen us in all situations. But people have used this verse in some interesting ways. Here’s a [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by shawnbarr
Letters which look like chicken scratches, flash cards, memorization, relating new words to odd memory aids; such is the life of beginning Hebrew students. It’s hard to describe what learning Hebrew is like. There’s a lot of necessary repetition. I’d compare it to brushing your teeth. As a seminary student you need to do it, [...]
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