Ideas for studying the Lesson on "Life" for January 15, 2017

Dear friends, Life qualities list

Metaphor fountain of life

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Sometimes it is helpful to take the qualities and attributes of the definition of God and write out a treatment to amplify and work and embody them. Here is my attempt for the synonym on "Life."  Know that yours could look very different, and this is just to help prime the pump of inspiration. This could be done for each synonym.

Treatment using the synonym of LIFE

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Here is some research on the stories and events in this week's lesson:

Research: Dan. 6 Daniel and lion's den

Map of Babylonian Empire

Timeline: overall Bible and where Daniel fits in

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These thoughts and motives are just coming from my own study. You may see different qualities and ideas. These are just examples:

What are the thoughts behind each character in the Daniel story

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Daniel picture given to MBE

"Some Thoughts about Resentment" Louise Knight Wheatley, CSJ

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Research: John 3.1-8.Nicodemus Born Again2.WORD.11-16-14

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Research: Acts-20. 7-12-Eutychus

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This week someone asked me to give them an assignment, so they could begin to look up Bible stories in the Lesson. If you are interested, you are welcome to do the same. Here is the assignment:  Assignment

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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:

New Bible Story each week

attributes_and negative qualities for 7 syn

synonym chart to work with individually or on a larger chart

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Click below for Den and lions to be run off and glued together.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3uNEVAAKowpT1ZLc28wd3RGdmM/edit

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SONG: DARE TO BE A DANIEL:     Poem and song Daniel LYRICS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjAkGX1ab80

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Preschool Unit from Acorn for Daniel

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Hope these ideas are helpful!

Kathy

Ideas for studying the Lesson on "Soul and Body" for November 6, 2016

Dear Friends, REMINDER:  Dorothy Halverson (Acorn Director) and I are holding a FREE Parent Preschool Workshop to share ideas on working with children ages two to six on the Bible. Anyone in the St. Louis/Elsah areas are invited to attend. Please let me know if you are wanting to come, so we have enough supplies. We are making packets filled with Bible ideas to give to you. 

On December 3rd, I will hold a workshop for Parents and Teachers who are working with children ages six to high school. The topic will be "Knowing more about Jesus' times." We will look at Palestine in Jesus' day, the Temple and the synagogue, and upcoming healing or events in the next few weeks' Lessons. All are welcome to attend! Again, just let me know. (kathy.merrill@principia.edu)

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Here is some research for events, verses, or healing in this week's Lesson on "Soul and Body."

I Thess 5-23 soul and body and soul in Ps. 42:2 (citation 18 in the Bible, section 6 and Responsive Reading, Ps. 42:2)

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Ps 42.2.11.8 responsive reading

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Research on Dan 1. Ashpenaz and 3 Hebrew boys

Where does Daniel fit into the whole Bible? Here is an overall view of the Bible that might help.

Chart of Bible

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Babylon map pdf

Daniel Timeline PDF

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Research on John 5. Pool of Bethesda

Bethesda Pools in Jerusalem

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CHLDREN'S IDEAS:

Ideas for teaching the story of Daniel and the 3 Hebrew boys with the eunuch and Nebuchadnezzar:

http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2014/05/daniel-shadrach-meshach-and-abednego.html#more

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3uNEVAAKowpMFFzR0FmdWNxeVE/edit

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Ideas for teaching Daniel and the Lion's Den:

http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2014/05/daniel-writing-on-wall-lions-den.html#more

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Questions for discussion on Healing at Pool of Bethesda

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Matching Game

Perfect God and Perfect man

Perfect Reflection

GOSPEL CHART 

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I hope these ideas are helpful to you!

Warmly,

Kathy Merrill, Bible Coordinator at Principia School

Ideas for "Matter" Sept. 18, 2016, including "Daniel and Lion's Den" for children

Dear Friends, Mrs. Eddy wrote to Janette Weller:

"Do you find any difficulty in healing? If so, strike for the higher sense of the nothingness of matter. Do not care to search into causation there for there is no cause and no effect in matter; all is Mind, perfect and eternal."

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Here is something I've used in my classes to explain the concept of matter and all of its terms to young people. It is based on the definition of matter in Science and Health. The word 'matter' is mentioned in Science and Health 736 times which means it is a hugely important concept to understand. 

MATTER chart

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Here is some research for the main stories in this week's Lesson.

Research on Daniel and Lion's Den

Mrs. Eddy had the pictures of Daniel by Riviere in her home. Below is some research relating to that and also a website where you can see the paintings. 

Research on the picture in Mrs. Eddy's home: "Daniel's Answer to the King"

URL address to Riviere's paintings of Daniel

Article on "Daniel" by Frederick Dixon, Christian Science Sentinel, November 27, 1920. (see link below)

"Daniel" by F. Dixon

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In JSH online, type in "moral courage." There are numerous articles on that subject. One that I like is: "Moral Courage, -- 'king of the mental realm,'" by Jeanne Steely Laitner, Christian Science Sentinel, January 2, 1984. 

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Research on "Tares and Wheat"

Research on: sharp threshing floor    (in section one: Is. 41:11, 15, 16)

Research on Jesus walking on the water

II Kings 20: Healing of Hezekiah

Hezekiah's engineers built a water tunnel to save Jerusalem during the siege of Assyria. Click on the link below to read more about "Hezekiah's Tunnel." It is  one of the most popular tourist sites that one can go to when on a tour of Israel. You can walk through it, stepping in the cold water of the Gihon Spring for about three-quarters of a mile. It is approximately two feet wide in places.

Hezekiah's Tunnel

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Ideas for teaching the Bible to young children at home and Sunday School. This week's emphasis is on "Daniel and the Lion's Den."

Lion Puppet Activity directions for preschool

Biblefunforkids.com has a huge section on "Daniel" stories. The link is http://www.biblefunforkids.com/2014/05/daniel-writing-on-wall-lions-den.html

Here are some of the pictures they have to make a poster of Daniel in the lion's den. Debbie Jackson is giving them to you for free, but she asks that you go to her website to download them. I am putting the link here just to show you some of what she has. Daniel lion's den and lions

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Questions to ponder with children about the Daniel story

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lion cupcakes

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Lyrics to song: Dare to Be a Daniel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjAkGX1ab80

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Go to Amazon.com and type in "Daniel books for children" and numerous inexpensive books will come up. For example:

Hope these ideas are helpful!

Kathy

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