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I posted before about the Bible Bee. If this is something that interests you at all, go to the website and check it out. It is a great time for growing closer to God through His word. It is hard, but I can't recommend it enough!
Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora

Bible Bee

I want to tell you about a great opportunity to be in the word of God this summer! Last year, I was part of the Shelby Kennedy National Bible Bee. It is going on again this year. The Bible Bee is kind of like a spelling bee, but with Bible verses instead of spelling words. It was an amazing experience for me in the word of God. I learned so much and grew closer to God through it. For the verse memorization, the Shelby Kennedy foundation sends you Bible verses to memorize. If you are ages 7-10, they will send you 250 verses. Ages 11-14 memorize 500 verses (that's the group I was in last year). If you are High School age, 15-18, they will send you 800 verses(that's what I'm doing this year). If you only want to compete in the local Bible Bee, then you can memorize less verses. However many verses you memorize, though, you are still getting the word of God into your heart. The local competitions take place in local churches on August 27th. The highest scorers go on to the National Bible Bee in November. Also , with the verses, you will get a Bible Study on a certain book of the Bible, you study this by yourself and as a family. On the day of the Bible Bee, you will have a written quiz on this book. Every week or month you will meet with your local Bible Bee church to practice verses with other kids. I you are interested, check it out on : http://www.biblebee.org/ This is a tremendous undertaking, and it takes a lot of hard wok and commitment, but I think the rewards of learning to love God's word are worth it. Keep on glowing in the dark, Elora

Reflection #6

Everything else changes, but our King always remains.

Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora

Reflecton #5

Our King is the perfect Lover, and He wants us to love Him back.
Song of Solomon 2:4
He has taken me into the banquet hall, and his banner over me is Love.

Reflection #4

We have to trust the King in everything. This is harder than we think a lot of the time. Just remember that He knows what He's doing way better than we do.
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future!"

Reflection #3

The King will heal us and help us forgive. It may take a little while sometimes, but we have to trust
Him that He's doing what He promised.
Isaiah 58:8
If you do these things, God will shed His own glorious light upon you. He will heal you.....
Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora

Reflection #2

The King has not left us alone in this life. There are others in this Kingdom who serve with us.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Keep on glowing in the dark,
Elora