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Numbers 11 tells a sad incident in the history of the Israelite nation. They had been wandering in the wilderness for months with only manna to eat, and needless to say, they were tired of it. I can totally relate. The rare times my husband and I go out to dinner, you...
"And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. 'Peace be with you,' he said." Luke 24:36 This past spring when our lone gardenia bush was in glorious full bloom I was so enjoyed seeing it each day. Mornings I would cut a...
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"And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies...
"Jesus said to him, '"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalms 118:24) When I was a boy I used to look forward to Christmas morning with all the eager anticipation of a child. I couldn’t wait to crawl under the tree, pull out my presents, and rip off...
How do we face tragedies? The media displays all kinds of ways: "They left the football field with arms up in the air," a report said. A well-known football team showed support after a recent indictment handed down by a grand jury. Many across the country are enraged....
Among the relentless demands, is it possible to find balance in life? I found my answer last Saturday in the park. I went down on one knee and held my granddaughter’s smooth face in my hands. “Look sweet girl,” I said, “if you keep your eyes ahead; if you keep...
We all want that, don’t we? We long to improve, to be more successful in our endeavors and strive to be a better person. “I’ve noticed a change in me,” my friend said on the phone. “I’m trying so hard to be more gentle, to be more understanding and patient,” she said....
God’s will is not for us to be “Fat, sick and nearly dead,” which is the title of the video created by Joe Cross. The phrase describes his life. Until he decided to change and begin again. www.fatsickandnearlydead.com . He asserts that most Americans spend the first...
Choosing good friends is a blessing and an art. For good friends make life sweeter, days brighter and our journey pleasant. Last evening around 6, I pulled away from my computer and paused because I detected a strange odor. I turned to hubby. “I smell smoke,” I told...
Having focused on that aspect of God's Character of reserving the worst for the last in the previous part of the series under the sub-heading "Penitence", we now train our spotlight on His Divine character of reserving the best also for the last... Patience... The...
HTML clipboard The book of Mark records the story of an interesting miracle. A blind man is brought and Jesus is asked to restore his sight. Jesus complies, but unlike the other recorded miracles of healing, it takes two times for the man to be completely healed: "So...