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I know. It's a little strange to get an email that begins this way. I get that question from time to time, probably because someone is trying to figure out the rather odd person who keeps sending these Notes. It's a good question, though, but let me ask it a different...
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they...
When growing up, I recall discussions about how it is impossible for animals to go to heaven; being that they don't have a spirit. How could they have one, being that they do not talk and, thus, can not understand or communicate with God? Or, at least, that was the...
"But He Himself withdrew [in retirement] to the wilderness (desert) and prayed. One of those days, as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come from every village and town of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the...
"But the meek will inherit the land, and enjoy great peace." (Ps. 37:11) One can never fathom the depth nor understand the greatness of God's love unless we rollick in his presence and dive into his grace. When a flood rises up against God's children, the Lord will...
Isaiah 40:11 shows us a perfect example of a shepherd: "He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young." When I was little I had a picture hanging on my bedroom wall...
"And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse. She had heard about...
"Say to them, 'This is what the Soveriegn Lord says.' And whether they listen or fail to listen-for they are a rebellious house-they will know that a prophet has been among them." (Ezekiel 2:4)In this passage, Ezekiel is being commissioned by the Lord to speak to the...
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Cor 5:17-18 NIV) Albert Einstein once said, "Most people see...
When you don't know the way to turn, check the Map. "The Lord is good and does what is right, he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in what is right, teaching them his way. The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness, all those...
Several years ago I read of a terrible accident in which several youth were killed when their car was struck by a train. At the trial the watchman was questioned: "Were you at the crossing the night of the accident?" "Yes, your Honor." "Were you waving your lantern to...
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love." (2 John 1:6 NIV) God is love and He commands His children to walk in love. Jesus said for us to: "Love the Lord our God with all...
"And the Lord God said, 'It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs.'" (Genesis 2:18, TLB) "A father can give his sons homes and riches, but only the Lord can give them understanding wives." (Proverbs 19:14,...