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Mordecai came with history. He was a Jew, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, so you couldn’t mistake who he was. He adopted the daughter of his uncle Abihail, a little Jewish orphan girl called Hadassah, or Esther as she was...
There are so many things we just don't understand. There are so many times we cry out to the Lord, “why?” Too often life seems dark and dismal, like there is no hope of things getting bright again. We get on our knees and pray...pray for the Lord to...
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (I Thess 5:16-18) Give thanks for everything? For the second spilled bowl of cereal this morning? For the dress I wanted to wear, but I forgot to...
"My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart." (Proverbs 7:1-3, ESV)[1] [1] I have heard of boys who wanted...
"continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Phil 2:12-13 NIV) The other day while taking out the trash, I thought about my conversion to being a Christian and...
An analemma is the result of a year-long series of photographs of the sun, taken one week apart at exactly the same minute every week. A certain day and a specific time must be set aside each week for one whole year to take each shot and the process cannot be...
In the beginning of the book of Leviticus there is a list of ways to do the different sacrifices. At the end of all of these is a phrase similar to the following: "But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a...
"But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God." (1 Peter 2:20) I frequently marvel at the faith which the first Christians displayed. They were...
A friend was asked to give his ‘testimony’ to a group of people. If you are asked to give such a statement it is usually because you are highly respected for some quality you have displayed. It is a witness statement about one’s self so it is very revealing and very...
A stranger was talking and this is what he said: "I rescued you from a filthy prison and dragged you through the sea to wash away the lies you lived on. I was the only one who did that so don’t go looking for any other rescuer. I am not an imaginary image of an...
"Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." (Psalm 5:3, NLT ) [1] "The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray." (Mark 1:35 NLT) What do Jesus and...
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, you servants of the cross ............ Every time I sing the lyrics of this song, I feel in my spirit the depth of God's marvelous plan for us his children to stand tall, with heads lifted up to heaven , and hearts bowed down to the King...
I actually wrote the beginnings of this over a year ago. I was looking for something to write, and this struck a chord with me. No matter your endeavor, this concept works in ministry and business. In a few discussions with aspiring ministers, it dawned on me the...