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Posts by David Sproule (Page 182)

If you’re not homeschooling, you’re failing!

Over the last couple decades, homeschooling children has become more and more common, growing over 60 percent just in the last decade. The surge has been especially noticeable just in the last couple years. Each parent needs to make the decision that fits their children and family the best, as homeschooling is not for everyone. But, on another subject, every parent that…

97% of conversations that start negatively…

It was recently noted by some researchers, who study the ins and outs of twenty-first century relationships, “If partners start a conversation in a negative manner, 97% of the time that  conversation will end negatively.” Haven’t you known that to be true in your own experience? Of course, God told us that about 3,000 years ago. Consider some of the heavenly wisdom…

God’s Keys to True Happiness

Happiness.  Everybody wants it.  But it is so elusive.  Well-meaning folks search for it in all sorts of places.  Some seek it in material things.  Some through substance abuse.  Some through sexual escapades.  Most through their own selfish ambitions. On the other hand, there are some people who believe there is no way to be truly happy.  Ask yourself, “Does God want…

A probe deep down into your heart

It is a fairly common procedure today to pass a probe into the heart to check for blockages, irregularities or other issues. But, long before this was ever a medical procedure, God was already performing these exams. But He uses different tools. Shortly after Solomon became King of Israel, the Lord appeared to him and said, “Ask! What shall I give you?”…

Your prayers can be hindered

There is an interesting statement made to husbands in 1 Peter 3:7. They are admonished to “dwell with [the wife] with understanding, giving honor to the wife…that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Pet. 3:7). What? Wait a minute! You mean that something we do or don’t do can  interrupt or block our prayers on their way to our Father? That’s…