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      How do you approach prayer?  If we start with the inspiration to pray, what is your inspiration?  Is there a set format that you use to approach God? Where do you pray?  When?  Is it the same time each day?  Is it everyday?  Does it vary? Are you sitting, standing or on your knees? Do you pray aloud [...]

There were several times during yesterday’s early service that I bowed my head in prayer and wondered how some people get through the times when God seems distant.  There are people in our church whose faith leaves me humbled and speechless.  How?  How do people get through the desert times? Yesterday in class, we talked about how some [...]

When I was registering the domain for our class blog, I had several options — “mvtclass.net”, “mvtclass.org”, “mvtclass.ms”, “mvtclass.us”, etc.  I chose the “dot.com” extension partly because its the most common, and so it’s easier for most people to remember.  But I also chose it because this study series is about commitment, and so our [...]

Physical Appetite, Exception, Power — We may want to come up with different labels, but these are the three kinds of temptation that Christ was confronted with in the wilderness.  Which of the three is hardest for you to wrestle with?  How do you resist? You would think that it should easy to resist temptation [...]

Decide:  Transform how?  Become more focused on being like Christ?  Maybe spend more time in prayer?  Get rid of a bad habit?  The first step is to decide. Commit:  After you decide that you want to transform some aspect of your life, then make a commitment.  Pick a block of time to not only read [...]

I’ve changed the site in the interest of a little more control over how we (yes, “we”) run it.  (I’ve also corrected the date and times so that we’re on good ole Mississippi Daily Light Savings Time).  Please take a moment to register.  You have to register to comment.  Just give yourself a user name, [...]

Welcome to the Mary Virginia Thomas Sunday School Class Blog.  This is our experiment in posting announcements, facilitating study, and furthering community.  The MVT Class is a “discussion” group, so a blog should suit us.  Members who miss class on Sunday can still “discuss” their thoughts about the week’s lesson by going online and posting [...]

We’re going to try something different this time — maybe we’ll use it in the future if you think it helps.  So . . . Welcome to the MVT Class Blog!  I’m expecting comments during the next forty days.  I’ve already mentioned to some of you that we’re going to try assigning some member specific [...]