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Friday March 12, 2010 Greetings! Welcome to another fun and enriching day of learning.
DISCOURAGEMENT
Sometimes when we tackle a new assignment in an unfamiliar area, we can
become discouraged if we falter. We might be tempted to think that we
just can't do it, or even that we don't have what it takes to complete
what we have started. Take heart! Psalm 9:10 (TEV) says, “Those
who know you, Lord, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes
to you.”
”When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! If you must—but never quit.
Life is (strange), with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won if he'd stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slow.
You may succeed with one more blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit.
It's when things seem worst that
You mustn't quit!” --Unknown
Thursday March 11, 2010
SURE FOUNDATION OF CHRIST
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Back in
October 1962, Americans held their breath as an anxious-looking President
Kennedy announced on television that the Soviet Union was introducing nuclear
weapons into Cuba. Our government would not permit that, and fear of nuclear
war gripped the world as it waited for a resolution to the stark situation.
Many intelligent people wondered whether there would even be a future.
Recently, actors in that drama met in Cuba to discuss that event with each
other. They came from all sides in the crisis—former officials of
the U.S., Soviet, and Cuban governments, and they discovered something chilling.
The world was even closer to nuclear war than people thought at the time.
Thanks be to God, the world was spared from experiencing that nightmare.
Forty years later, Americans are confronting another evil, the random shootings
of innocent people in acts of everyday life, putting gas in their cars,
going to school, shopping, getting on a bus, mowing the lawn. An evil person
is inflicting the Enemy's wrath on the unsuspecting, and people shudder
in fear.
Because we live in a fallen world, we will always have to face evil, whether
in the form of wars or rumors of wars, or violence against individuals.
But we are to live as those who have hope, hope in the One who died, is
risen, and is coming again for His children. May you find hope throughout
the pages of Scripture and in your relationship with the Risen One.
Isaiah 33:6 says, “He will be the sure foundation for your times.
. . . ” (NIV) Let Him be that for you in these uncertain—from
a human perspective—times. God IS in control.
Important Reminders for all
students:
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When completing Multiple Choice or Fill in the
Blank assignments, PLEASE DO NOT hit enter until you have finished! If you
do, the computer reads all your remaining answers as incorrect!
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For Free Responses, you can revise or change
your response as many times as you wish until your teacher has graded it.
This assignment cannot be reset!
"I
am always thinking of the Lord; and because He is so near, I never need to
stumble or to fall. Heart, body, and soul are filled with joy." Psalm
16:8-9, TLB.
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