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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Gems

I love finding treasures - and here are a couple I have used lately...

I bought this book on the Doulos when it was in town. It is a poem written about the verses of abiding in Christ from John 15 (the vine and branches). Josh and I are attempting to memorise it as it is such a picture of life in Christ, the process of pruning and abiding...

Here's a little snippet to whet de appetite:

..."For the branches grow quickyly in every direction;
The gardener is wise as He makes His selection.
He trims needless stems with His delicate touch,
For He knows it increases the fruit very much;

And in just the same way, Jesus helps us to choose.
There's the better to gain and the lesser to lose.
For your life will be busy, but here is the test:
Can you cut something out to make room for the best?

Can you find activities dearest to Him?
He will show you the best, and He'll help you to trim.
You can ask this of Jesus: "Which way should I go?"
And He'll guide each decision and help you to know.

...And another gem. My Big sister put me onto these some years ago and I love them. We have just ordered the larger version to use with children at church. The small version are playing card size (ordered from US) and large are approx. A4 size...

They are Bible Story Cards. Fifty Cards each for Old and New Testament Stories. The simple vestion of the story is written on the back of each card. They also have a few questions on the back for kids. I particularly like the fact they are number sequenced so that the order of events can be laid out for kids to see - like a timeline. Nice way of getting a good overview of events in the Scriptures. David and I also found them helpful as an overview with the youth group back when we were involved.


Just thought I'd share...