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"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good." (Genesis 1:2-4) Hovercraft. Kind of a funny...
We shared Noah's journey home and we remember the Children of Israel's journey to their new home in company with God. Man and beast from the past travelled to the future together. God remained with them and gave a statement that has helped to clinch my thinking about...
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." (I John 4:16) "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have...
When I was a boy my family used to raise hogs during the Summer to keep us fed through the Winter. As I got older it became my job to feed them everyday. My Grandma worked in the kitchen of a Summer camp across the road from us and the director let us have the...
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16, ISV) [1] "And let us continue to consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together,...
"'Should we pull out the weeds?' they asked. 'No,' he replied, 'you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the...
In the days of the old west, it was common for people to "ground-tie" their horses. They would leave the long reins dangling, and if the horse tried to walk forward, he would step on the reins. This would put pressure on the bit in his mouth, which would hurt. The...
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6) Shoot the Falls! The cry of the brave ones up at the top of the waterfall. They were going for...
"that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses...
In the concluding part of the series on the Messianic prophecy of Isaiah (9:6-7) which portrays the Messiah as an embodiment of four types of Leaders who led the Chosen Nation of Israel in its "4 installment" 2000 year history, today we come in Chronological order to...
One story from the tsunami disaster was the survival of the whole population of a seaside village. The people observed that their animals were instinctively fleeing to high ground long before there was any evidence of danger. By acting on what they observed, they...
"The Lord said ..get ready to cross..into the land…I will give you every place where you set your foot" (Joshua 1:1-3) "Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with your feet fitted with the...
Should Christians fast today? If so, how and why should they fast? Below is an overview of fasting in the Bible from the Harper Bible dictionary: "fasting, abstention from food. In the Old Testament there are two kinds of fasting, public and private. Public fasts were...