Linda Massey Weddle
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Linda is Senior Curriculum Designer - U.S. Programs at Awana. She has worked in almost every area of church ministry and has authored 13 books, most recently How to Raise a Modern-Day Joseph. (Cook)

  • No Snickering, No Mockery and No Contempt - Well, Maybe a Little Bit

    July 29th, 200911:53 AM ET
    By Linda Massey Weddle
    The talk show segment was entitled "No Stupid Questions" and was designed to encourage listeners to pose their unanswered questions about life. As the hosts introduced the topic they reminded everyone there would be no snickering, no mockery and no contempt as people asked their questions and other people answered. This was an opportunity to freely...

  • Eternal-Value Moments

    July 21st, 200902:08 PM ET
    By Linda Massey Weddle
    Do something of eternal value everyday. My dad was a master at creating pithy phrases. As a pastor, his mind was always working on forming concise thoughts. At home, we heard the resulting phrases with regularity. I grew up hearing words of wisdom reminding me to consider my options or to work hard and play hard or to give any job the extra ten mi...

  • BAN CUTESIFYING

    July 14th, 200904:26 PM ET
    By Linda Massey Weddle
    We need to stop cutesifying Bible stories and teach our kids the all-empowering sovereignty of God and how that sovereignty is relevant to their lives.  (Yes, I know that cutesifying isn't a word, but you get what I'm saying.) Recently I taught a children's church lesson about Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. According to the teache...
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