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Passover Freedom and Liberty

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This year, in honor of Resurrection Sunday, I am picking up themes from the Passover. Yes, God passes over us, while He judges wickedness. Yes, we passover from darkness to light. But have we thought enough about passing over from slavery to freedom to liberty?

God sums up the Passover story in Exodus 20:2 as “I took you out of the house of slavery.” Let’s think about that.

Freedom is freedom from. Yes, we have freedom from sin. (Even if some Christians deny it. None of us use that freedom to fullest extent.) But realize, please that liberty is greater. Liberty is freedom instantiated with discipline. So it becomes not just personal spiritual freedom but civil liberty.

Here is a basic gospel point. Here is a basic Civic point. Here is true freedom: liberty. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Let us think on this this holiday season, and this year — especially this year as we celebrate the founding of our nation.

The passover is our primarly, singular, most important key to our liberty in Christ that we celebrate once again on Resurrection Sunday.

Founding Micro-Schools and Re-Founding all of Education

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I’d like to start some micro-schools, because I agree with David Hazell that we have a lot of children to rescue from the government schools.

But, what is a micro-school? It is NOT a one room school house. Let’s consider what each of those is. Then, we will see what the project really is, and how necessary micro=schools are for the many children who have learning problems today. Well, all of our children have learning problems today, if not because of the tainted food supply, and the horrible medical industry, because of how education is conducted these days.

So, let’s also talk about what education and learning should be. If the system is completely corrupt; if reform won’t make enough change, then, what would be our model?  How about the best teacher ever? Let’s wee what we might learn from Him.

Success Principles for the New Year from Carl Sommer of Advance Publishing

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Following up from Carl Sommer, teacher to educational reformer, to machine shop guru, to award winning publisher and Christian broadcaster, Carl Sommer has had a wonderful life. It didn’t start out that way. He had a rough start from his home of origin. Then, he served New York as a teacher, until he took off a year to study what was wrong. His book on the subject made an impact and he moved his family to Texas. There, he decided a teacher’s salary couldn’t support 5 children, so he started a machine shop. In 2017,when I interviewed him, it was the best and biggest in the nation. One son ran that while the other ran the publishing house.  Great books, suitable for public school libraries that snuck in good values. He was also producing children’s programming for TBn at the time.

You will want to hear his story. And buy his stories at www.advancepublishing.com

 

Just this thing: A good book for a good child

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I ‘ve told you before about Carl Sommer ‘s Advance Publishing that writes books with good morals for elementary aged children. HIs books are straightforward, Judeo-Christian values, without naming God. He aimed at getting these books into school libraries.

Why had we been suprrised with surly, unmannerly children, when that is exactly what we have put before their eyes on television and books? Let’s do better. Let’s ignore those who tell us that the books are old-fashiong and that morals are not wanted. We want them.

This Christmas or Hanukah, how about giving the gift of character to your own children or grandchildren. Then, maybe see if a donation to a library would be acceptable. Apparently, they have had difficulty finding good books. They may be short.

Check out www.advancepublishing.com.

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