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Last night I shared Anne Graham Lotz's book, Heaven with our AWANA Sparks.  Back from the Christmas holidays, it was a full-house of wide-eyed, inquisitive and yes, energetic little 1^st-2^nd graders who not only really enjoyed the book but asked and answered some very insightful questions during the counsel time.

My favorite was the little boy who responded to the question: What are you looking forward to most in Heaven? 

His answer was a simple, "Smiling, all the time."  

We closed in prayer with an invitation to place trust and faith in Jesus Christ.  I don ...

Our church's living nativity was different this year - I've watched the scene play out many times throughout the years . . . Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus in the manger, the angels and the wise men. 

I'm always in awe as I witness the reenactment of the humble scene of Jesus' birth. But this year, my heart was also moved by a reminder of something else. 

As Anne Graham Lotz shares in a devotional Bible Study on the ministry web site, 

"Christmas is a celebration of God's gift of Jesus to you and me.  The living Word became ...

Sharing with children at church this weekend about Thanksgiving, I was reminded how far our country seems to have distanced itself at times from our Godly heritage.

In reviewing American history and the original Thanksgiving celebration with 6-7 year olds, I came across the numerous references to God, His blessings and His mercy.

If you are fortunate enough to spend any length of time with children, you've no doubt experienced what I often do - the learning of a valuable lesson.  In sitting down with these children and talking about Thanksgiving, fielding question after question about God and pilgrims, I ...

Word: Called 

Part of Speech: Verb 

Definition: Demand or announce action

Synonyms: appoint, challenge, charge, command, declare, elect, ordain, proclaim, require, set apart, summon. 

"I believe I'm following what God called me to do." Anne Graham Lotz-as shared in recent Christian Post article (read more here.)

When I sit in my Sunday School Class and hear the contemplative answers and discussion about Anne's Into the Word Study, I'm thrilled that we're learning so much about God's Word!

When I read I Saw the Lord, I marked sections and pages of what Anne shared regarding ...

It was just about this time last year that I was preparing for a missions trip to Africa.  Things seemed to be falling into place, when, just days away from boarding the plane, a brown package arrived on my doorstep. 

The doctor called to let me know that my mom's mammogram reflected something which warranted a second look -- immediately.

In Anne Graham Lotz's recent A Wake-Up for God's People simulcast, she shares how God sometimes allows brown packages to come into our lives . . . because He has a treasure on the inside.   

I have to admit that while ...

I read in the paper this week about the little boy who is the youngest to scale Mt. Whitney in a single day. 

At 7 years old, Tyler Armstrong is missing his two front teeth and is getting ready to start second grade.  But instead of sharing about typical little boy summer highlights in class, he'll tell of his dizzying adventure climbing 14, 494-foot Mt. Whitney. 

He excitedly tells of even bigger plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. His father said he is supportive of Tyler's ambition to climb bigger mountains.

 I can only imagine Tyler's ...