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I am always amazed at how you can read a passage of Scripture many times and still have God point out something different to you each time. I have been reading chapter five in Luke which tells the story about a great catch of fish. Jesus was teaching from Peter’s boat and when He finished, […]
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 One unseasonably warm day at the end of January, my daughter, who was four at the time, and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather by going for a walk. It was a lovely day and we
“When Jesus said to them, I am He, they went backwards (drew back, lurched backward) and fell to the ground” John 18:6 (Amplified). This verse is taken from the passage where they come to arrest Jesus. It stood out to me because when Jesus spoke His name they fell to the ground. The first name
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One morning several years ago, I was trying to comb and style my daughter’s hair. The bathroom mirror was completely fogged up, and she was unable to see what I was doing. She made a comment about me not being able to see but I assured her that I could see her hair just fine.
A Look at Genesis 8 and Matthew 8: Storms of Life While storms flooded the entire earth until even the highest mountaintop was covered, Noah and his family were protected inside the ark. God was with them in the storm. I have a feeling that satan really wanted to sink that giant boat, but God
Genesis One: Separating the Light From the Dark Before time as we know it began, there was “darkness over the surface of the deep” (Gen. 1:2). As God gave birth to time itself, He brought light to our world. There at the very beginning of it all, God separated light from darkness. He stepped into
This morning while reading a familiar passage of Scripture, one of the verses I was reading really leapt out at me. I was reading about the time Jesus healed Jairus’ daughter, but it was the second part of Luke 8:41 that really got my attention. “And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him
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One of the sweetest gifts I ever received was a painting from an artist friend of mine. Knowing that I had liked one similar to it, my friend Judy painted a painting of the women in the lineage of Christ (See Matthew One). I have loved it from the moment she sent it to me
Questions I would ask Mary if I could You were so young to get such news and yet you responded with the faith of a much older and wiser woman. I can’t help but wonder what thoughts went through your mind after the angel disappeared. What does one think in those first moments after receiving
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (adapted from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore) ‘Twas the night before “Christmas”, and all through the land, People were going about their business, just as they had planned. The little town of Bethlehem was full; people were everywhere. None of them realized the Savior was about to
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