Domino Effect
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Domino Effect

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 19, 20264 min

Read: Colossians 3:1, 8-11 Dominoes wound their way through a large room in the basement. “Wow! You have quite a domino network here,” said Amelia’s mother as she came down the stairs. She carefully picked her way to where Amelia was and dropped to the floor beside her. “How did your speech go—the one you did with Ellen in history class?” “Fine,” said Amelia. “I did really well.” “And how about math? You said you’ve been doing your homework every night. Is that going better now?” “It’s going great, Mom.” Irritated, Amelia...

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I skipped history class and I don't do all my math homework, but I lied to my mom so she wouldn't know. Sounds like you're on your way to creating quite a mess. Time to clean it up.

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It's a great day here at Keys for Kids. My name is Zach. I'm so glad that you're joining me today. Let me ask you this, have you ever played with dominoes?

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You know, you stand them up in a long line on a table and then you knock the first one over and the rest come tumbling down too. It's a lot of fun, but it can be a huge mess to clean them all up. Lies are like that too.

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