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Samson the (Not So) Strong
Free Sunday School lesson for pre-teens and teens on the Biblical figure Samson using the King James Bible. Begin the lesson with some questions: Who was Samson, and what was he known for? Samson’s life was a great downward spiral. He messed up and never got right. He took advantage of God’s grace. What was…
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Dare to Be Like Daniel
Free Sunday School lesson for pre-teens and teens on the Biblical figure Daniel using the King James Bible. Open the lesson by asking students what they know about Daniel. (Optional) Play a True / False game to test their knowledge of this famous Biblical figure. Our lesson text is Daniel 1 KJV. Ask a…
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Teaching the Spanish Past Tense with a Christian Perspective
This post will discuss how I incorporate a Christian perspective or Biblical worldview when teaching the Spanish past tense at the small, Christian school where I currently teach. However, first, I will go into detail on how I introduce the past tense. The past tense in Spanish (el pretérito y el imperfecto) is something that…
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Why Can’t I Get Control of this Sin? How to Break Free
A Free Sunday School lesson for teens and older answering the question: Why can’t I get control of this sin? Many Christians struggle with something known as a “besetting” sin, which means there is a sin that they continue to struggle with and can’t get victory over no matter how hard they try. Although Christians…
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Tennessee Poem: Land of the South
Blue hazed mountains are my bones. Running rivers are my veins. Trees stretch high into my thoughts. Lone coyotes howl my pain. Wind tousles my grassy hair. Cattle march to my heart’s beat. A star-filled night blankets my eyes. Whippoorwills sing my melody. Under the mountain sits my house. Here I find rest; here is my home. Here, in this land of the…
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Game Night: the Final Chapter
It was game night. In the fifteen years since graduating high school, we’d only cancelled our monthly game night six times. Maybe seven. I couldn’t be sure. This month it was at Jena and Dan’s house, and the game was Pictionary. There was always a bit of Charades too because we probably didn’t play it…
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Choosing Forgiveness: How Not to Be Bitter
Free Sunday School Lesson for all ages on Choosing Forgiveness: How Not to Be Bitter. Begin the lesson with an ice breaker: have two student volunteers attempt to hold books above their heads for as long as they can. Consider giving a prize to the student who can hold out the longest. Notice how holding…
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My Disastrous First Day in the Classroom
The first day of school is nerve-wracking for everyone, especially if you’ve had no student-teaching, no training, and no idea of what to expect. I was only going to survive on prayers, which is how I’d spent most of the previous night. I’d barely slept a wink and even listened to hymns all morning getting…
