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The book of Joshua records the story of a very famous prostitute. Just before crossing the Jordan River, Joshua sent two men to go and spy out Jericho. Israel's reputation had proceeded them, however, and their reception in Jericho was less than welcome, so they went...
‘Surely you know that you are God’s temple where the Spirit of God dwells’ (1 Corinthians 3:16) Exodus chapter 24 is the Carpenter’s Brief, a ‘make me’ set of instructions. Make me this, make me that, make it this size, make it out of that wood, make it with a rim,...
We made our weekly trip to town to buy groceries at our usual shopping place. When we arrived at the check-out, the young man greeted us with a smile and said courteously, "It seems only five minutes ago that you were here last week." Only five minutes ago and in all...
"And Jesus wept." (John 11:35) "Big boys don’t cry." I heard those words a lot growing up in America in the late sixties and early seventies. In those days men were expected to be tough and rugged and never shed a tear no matter what. Our heroes were all stone...
"He has inclined His ear to me and I will call upon Him as long as I live." (Psalm 116:2) Recently I was shopping at a department store, and took note of the automatic doors. One door was labeled “in”, and would automatically swing inward as you approached it. The...
"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or 'What shall we drink?' Or 'What shall we wear?' For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His...
As a Senior citizen, I often think back to my childhood and the way we improvised, to compensate for lack of money. I smile when I remember the things my brothers and sisters and I did for snacks, so many years ago. It was during the years of the great depression and...
I pray that you will find this message worth while. It is not me jumbling on about something; I am jumbling on about something that I base my life around, so that I am not stressed about pleasing God. Read until the end so you may learn the whole message. I pray that...
My husband and I took a very special trip this past Christmas. In celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary, he took me on a surprise trip to New Zealand. It was an exceptional trip all around, and we learned many interesting facts. One of the facts that surprised...
"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." (1 John 4:4) Although the calendar was barely registering December, my son-in-law got the train down from the attic. To the delight of...
“Then said I, “Here am I, send me.” (Isaiah 6:7b) When God saved me at age 16, I was the most shy, bashful teenager you have ever seen but I made a promise to God this time. I told Him one morning in my Sunday school class, “God, you know how talking to strangers...
I once heard someone say, ‘I’ll make him eat his words!’ and the thought intrigued me. How on earth can anyone eat his words? Words are such curious things, and they do take on life as we know from the poems and hymns we remember from our childhood. I was reminded of...
“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22); "You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter." (Psalm 74:17). In all of the seasons of the year, winter...