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Study Tip: Go To the Source

Paula Wiseman | February 9, 2010

Bible study… Intimidating? Frustrating? Go to the Source.
The Holy Spirit inspired every word written in Scripture.  He is the One who pulls back the curtain revealing new things each time we study Scripture. In fact the Bible itself underscores how necessary the Spirit is for understanding.
1 John 2:27 He teaches us
Isaiah 11:2 He is the [...]

What We Don’t Know About Authenticity

Paula Wiseman | February 8, 2010

After a couple of weeks considering what authentic faith is, here’s my summary – we don’t know.
That’s not a cop-out answer. 1 John 3:2 says “Beloved, now we are the children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be [...]

Fighting Fear

Paula Wiseman | June 15, 2009

Today starts the second week of camp with the high school kids. We use the same lessons, but try a little more depth and a little more intensity (mess, that is) with the games.
We’ve discussed with the kids that they received superpowers as soon as they were saved, including the indwelling Holy Spirit to help [...]