The Blended Blog: The Berenstain Bears: School Time Blessings by Mike Berenstain

C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional

Sunday June 1, 2025

"He will make her wilderness like Eden."-Isaiah 51:3

Methinks, I see in vision a howling wilderness, a great and terrible desert, like to the Sahara. I perceive nothing in it to relieve the eye, all around I am wearied with a vision of hot and arid sand, strewn with ten thousand bleaching skeletons of wretched men who have expired in anguish, having lost their way in the pitiless waste. What an appalling sight! How horrible! a sea of sand without a bound, and without an oasis, a cheerless graveyard for a race forlorn! But behold and wonder! Upon a sudden, upspringing from the scorching sand I see a plant of renown; and as it grows it buds, the bud expands-it is a rose, and at its side a lily bows its modest head; and, miracle of miracles! as the fragrance of those flowers is diffused the wilderness is transformed into a fruitful field, and all around it blossoms exceedingly, the glory of Lebanon is given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. Call it not Sahara, call it Paradise. Speak not of it any longer as the valley of deathshade, for where the skeletons lay bleaching in the sun, behold a resurrection is proclaimed, and up spring the dead, a mighty army, full of life immortal. Jesus is that plant of renown, and His presence makes all things new. Nor is the wonder less in each individual's salvation. Yonder I behold you, dear reader, cast out, an infant, unswathed, unwashed, defiled with your own blood, left to be food for beasts of prey. But lo, a jewel has been thrown into your bosom by a divine hand, and for its sake you have been pitied and tended by divine providence, you are washed and cleansed from your defilement, you are adopted into heaven's family, the fair seal of love is upon your forehead, and the ring of faithfulness is on your hand-you are now a prince unto God, though once an orphan, cast away. O prize exceedingly the matchless power and grace which changes deserts into gardens, and makes the barren heart to sing for joy.

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

The Berenstain Bears: School Time Blessings by Mike Berenstain

Book Description

It’s back-to-school time in Bear Country!

After the long and lazy summer, it’s time for school. Brother and Sister are ready to see their friends and get busy with all of the things they enjoy about school—but are nervous about the more challenging subjects like math and history. And Honey Bear will be going to nursery school for the first time—but how will she handle not being home with Mama and Papa all day?

In this new Berenstain Bear Living Lights book, Mama and Papa Bear remind their cubs that prayer and God’s love are always there to guide them and that they will support them no matter what the challenge

Berenstain Bears was awesome when my girls were growing up and now I'm taking them along with me to my classroom. School Time Blessings is a nice addition to Back-to-School books in the library. Brother, Sister, and Honey share with readers their worries and they beginning a new school year. Mama and Papa Bear try to help them seek God and trust on Him. They direct them to read the Bible and Psalm 34:4. Papa instructions them then to seek God for their strength and help with their homework. As well as sharing with the cubs that Phil. 4:13 tells us we can do all things through Christ. What better way to help kids learn then sharing your faith with them. There are also activities and questions at the back of the book to talk about and do. Beautiful Book. It is going in my classroom library for sure.

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