In Quietness and in Confidence shall be Your Strength
In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
Isaiah 30:15
An Danish author tells the story of an old peasant who made an unusual request of his son as he lay dying. He asked his son to go into the best room of the house every day and sit there alone for half an hour. The son agreed to the strange request and promised his father he would do what he had been told.
After his father’s death, the son kept faithful to his promise. He did this unusual thing, spending a half an hour alone each day. At first the time of quiet and solitude was uncomfortable. He ...
No Longer Enemies
Read a story the other day that has a good lesson about love.
The orange kitten was hungry. The grizzly bear was lonely. The man was apprehensive.
The kitten only weighed 10 oz. when he slid under the fence into the bear’s den. The man was in a panic thinking that the bear would eat the little kitten-carnivorous bears make larger animals a part of their diet.
The grizzly bear was named Griz and had come from a wildlife center when he was just a cub. He had been hit by a train while foraging on railroad tracks and suffered severe head injuries and was deemed ...
Lions, Tigers and Bears, OH MY!
Did you ever wander what Daniel felt like when he was thrown into
the den of lions? Do you think he was afraid of those lions? Would
you be afraid if someone lowered you into a den of lions and closed
the entrance? You bet ya! I would have been terrified but Dan wasn’t
afraid. He knew that God would take care of him no matter what. I can
just imagine Daniel talking to the lions and petting them like big old
pussy cats! He probably used one as a big fluffy pillow that night.
In the morning when the king called to Daniel he replied, “My God hath
sent his ...
All You Need is Love
This can to us from Mark Redka at Children’s Bible Ministries SWPA. Here is some of the life stories that they hear from the Released Time kids. ”My dad’s in jail. He went to pick up a package for my aunt, and didn’t know there were shotguns in them. They found cocaine too” New 3rd grader. I pray to Jesus every night because my parents fight all the time. I think they are getting a divorce.” 2nd grader. “That talkative boy’s mom died. I don’t think his dad pays him much attention.” A tenth grade ...
