Lemon or Lemonade: Devotions from a Preschool Teacher

Lemon or Lemonade: Devotions from a Preschool Teacher

Preschool teachers are good at making lemonade when life hands out lemons, but even lemonade can only be so refreshing. Instead, be refreshed in the Word of God. Be renewed in the knowledge that Christ’s saving work for you on the cross can and will sustain you during those days when you feel overwhelmed.

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August 21, 2025 10 mins

Enemies do surround you.  What do you do?  Psalm 42 has answers that may surprise you.  

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Psalm 16 seems so... mundane, right?  So what has me ready to confess?  I do, though!  I confess!

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August 19, 2025 11 mins

Take a closer look at 1 John 4 and ponder what true love really looks like (and have a flashback to a Gen X classic with me!)

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August 19, 2025 8 mins

What would you give to be young and live forever?  Would you believe me if I told you someone was handing that out for free?

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August 17, 2025 9 mins

Taking a look at Romans 8: 12 - 17 from a SOAP perspective.  What happens after you have faith in your heart?  What is your relationship to God?  How does this affect you?

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August 14, 2025 8 mins

What do Moses and Jesus have in common and why does Hebrews 3 compare them so closely?

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August 13, 2025 9 mins

How did you come about to have faith?  What do your own works have to do with it?  What did God have to do with it?

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August 7, 2025 9 mins

God, being the good and gracious God that He is, prepares us for the future, much like a parent prepares the kindergartener for the first day of school.  

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August 6, 2025 9 mins

Jesus is in with you in the courtroom when you have to account for your sins.  Is He your judge, your prosecutor, or your defense attorney?

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August 5, 2025 7 mins

We know that one of the roles of the Law is for a guide.  After being a Christian, that isn't so restrictive...

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August 4, 2025 8 mins

It's Christmas in August!  God promises a King reigning on David's Throne when the last of the Davidic line died in Babylonian captivity.  What does this mean?

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August 3, 2025 7 mins

What is the relationship between faith and works?  Why are works so important?  A SOAP look at James 1.  

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July 31, 2025 9 mins

Today's SOAP comes from a reading commonly heard at Christmas that reveals who Jesus is.  It's both familiar and tough to hear.  Are you ready?

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July 30, 2025 8 mins

Being salty is usually seen as being bitter... but not in the Christian life. 

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July 30, 2025 7 mins

I am sure there are many influencers that have affected your life.  But, is God one of them?

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July 28, 2025 9 mins

Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and know that the race is still on.  

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July 27, 2025 7 mins

Hebrews 12:1 - 2 reminds us that we are in a race, but do you know who you are running with?

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July 24, 2025 6 mins

What blessings do I get when I am a child of God?  Psalm 112 has the answer.  

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July 23, 2025 8 mins

Why was it so important that Jesus blessed the children?  A SOAP method study.

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S.O.A.P method on Matthew 16: 13 - 20.

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