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"He has made everything beautiful in its time." (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Several days had passed since I bought the beautiful big, plump rose. I cut the stem at an angle, under water (as the directions suggested). Then I placed it in a special bud vase, and set it on my...
“For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love.” (Galatians 5:6 AMP) Love is true affection for God and man growing out of God’s love for and...
My son got Fang his senior year of college. In the spring he brought Fang to me, because he was going to be gone for spring break and neither he nor his room mates would be home. Fang lived with me for 7 years from 1995 through 2002. That is when I sent him to my son...
In last week's lesson on faith, we learned that faith is grown through the use of a two-fold process: First we must meditate upon the Word of God; and secondly, we must put to practice what we've learned through the trials that ultimately will come our way. In...
My dogs sure are teaching me a lot. Rudy, the dog that joined our family just about a year ago is part yellow lab and part white German Shepard. He is pure white and his heart is pure also. He was shot as a puppy and we paid a lot of money to have his jaw fixed and to...
“All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend the...
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” (Rom 15:7 NIV) “Blue-headed Pionus are boring. They kind of just sit there and do nothing all day!” Hum. Doesn’t sound too encouraging, does it? Especially coming from several...
"Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise Him for His mighty deeds. Praise Him according to His excellent mercies. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!" ...
In a cemetery a little white stone marked the grave of a dear little girl, and on the stone were chiselled these words-"A child of who her is said, 'It was easier to be good when she was with us'"-one of the most beautiful epitaphs ever heard of. [1] Rev. John...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 1:7, we discovered that when God seems like He's answering everyone except you, there is something you can do. The first step is to identify that He seems far away, and the second step is the cry out to Him: "Tell me...
"So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded."...
In Part Two of our series we dug a bit deeper in the matter of how and where to pray. Today we will learn at the Master's knee about God's abundant provision and that we needn't beg God for our daily needs. "The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are...
Last week, in Wilderness instructions, Part 2, we learned that in order for God to take up dwelling in each of our hearts, we must be willing to give Him the things that are precious to us, the things we hide behind, the things that "spice up" our lives, etc. He must...