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"LORD, WHO shall dwell [temporarily] in Your tabernacle? Who shall dwell [permanently] on Your holy hill? He who walks and lives uprightly and blamelessly, who works rightness and justice and speaks and thinks the truth in his heart, He who does not slander with his...
"The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic." (Psalm 29:4 NIV) "The Lion has roared – who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken – who can but prophecy?" (Amos 3:8 NIV) Recently, while on vacation, my husband and I visited the zoo in...
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you...
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God". Romans 8:28 Are you ever tempted to second-guess God? What about that time the car wouldn't start and finally, as you were driving to your appointment - late - you saw a fatal accident along...
My father and I have always been avid duck hunters. I first started going with him on hunting trips when I was 10 as an observer, but wasn’t allowed to actually hunt until I was 12. For us, it has never been about how many ducks we shoot (If it was, we probably...
"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Rom 13:12-13 NIV) I always loved Sunday dinners at my Aunt and Uncle’s house as a boy. They were so good that they were even worth the eight...
"What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the LORD God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old? Will thousands of sheep or rivers of olive oil make God satisfied with me? Should I sacrifice to the LORD my first-born...
Once I heard a woman say she had gone to China on vacation. After returning home she was asked to give a presentation to a club about her experiences there. The meeting was held in an outside pavilion at a ranch. The woman had bought some red silk in China and made a...
"The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his." (Proverbs 14:14 NIV) They are everywhere - the warning signals. A red light flashes and the arm goes down before the train comes by. The fire engine’s blaring sound as it roars...
"Don't participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom 13:13-14 NLT) When I began my first semester...
We sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast and the window was just above eye level. Two feathers suddenly appeared at the window, walking about completely upright without any visible body and obviously fully in control of themselves. If we did not know what was...
When I was growing up every Summer my family would pile into our old car and make the 8 hour trip over the mountains to spend a week visiting my Grandma in Tennessee. Each year too my Grandma and Aunt Charlotte would make us an early Thanksgiving dinner. The table...
"While we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things, which are, seen are temporal; but the things, which are not seen, are eternal. For we walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 4:18; 5:7) The Christian life is a...