Do you ever have those days where you feel like a total screw up? Like, who could love me, really? It’s hard enough to love myself. Well, I have those days often enough, and I sometimes think, aren’t I supposed to improve with age? Shouldn’t I see dramatic strides of progress in my character after all I’ve been through?
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Parenting a Generation of Heroes
The realities in the world around us—as well as the world at large—raises some questions: Why is my family here? As believers, is parenting a more significant and eternity-impacting role than its given credit? Am I satisfied with happy, well-adjusted, even ambitious kids who happen to love God or is there something more?
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Do you have a call on your life to become a Christian leader, writer, or speaker but don’t know where to start? For over 25 years, CLASS has led the way in training speakers and writers to successfully deliver the inspiring messages God has written with their lives, such as Patsy Clairmont (Women of Faith), Emilie Barnes, Becky Tirabassi, Marilyn Heavilin, Lee Ezell, Liz Curtis Higgs, Carol Kent, and well, Julie Ferwerda! What are you waiting for?
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Creation’s Heartbeat: The Bible’s Entry Code in Genesis 1:1
Wow. Wow. Who knew that God’s whole plan for mankind could be spelled out in one little sentence? Well, the same God who made DNA—ridiculous amounts of info in even more ridiculously small spaces—also crafted His Word. This is an entire book devoted to the layers of meaning in the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:1. Hebrew is a much more complex and meaningful language than English, and if you are like me, you will be spellbound by the beauty and intricacy of God’s message woven together from the beginning. One criticism of the book: it takes the author about 25 pages to get to the point, but once he does, be amazed.