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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...
Scripture "God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them." (Acts 19:11) Observation Not just ordinary miracles but...
Scripture "We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thes 1-3) Observation Paul was thankful for the these people because of their...
"He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall. You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,...
I have a love/hate relationship with my GPS. Oh, it has its place, and there are times when I rely heavily on the thing. For the most part however, I prefer not to drive with it. It’s forever choosing routes I wouldn’t choose, and just when I need it the most, it can...
In the concluding part of the series on the similarities between a Dove and the Holy Spirit, today we come to two more distinctive attributes in a dove. 1. Community: Where gentleness pervades, can happy fellowship be far away? The early Church swayed by the Holy...
"O LORD, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him?" (Psalm 144:3) "And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:30,31) Chatting with a friend the other...
Recently our door to the outside world gave up its mission. It stopped. It had opened and shut so many times it got tired of opening and shutting and its lock stayed securely locked. The knob didn't work and the key didn't work so both the key and the door were...
King David has always been my favorite biblical character. As a teenager, I found a photo in a magazine of a young man wearing a ring of flowers upon his black, curly hair. He resembled what I imagined David the boy shepherd may have looked like. I asked my artist...
75% of our bodies are made up of water. We need this water in order to keep our bodies running smoothly. We lose water routinely, however, when we breathe, when we sweat, and when we use the bathroom. This water has to be replaced, or we can become dehydrated. There...
"and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." (Revelation 5:8) Hurriedly, I was trying to retrieve E-mail I had deleted by mistake. I thought, "Maybe...if I act right away!" No such luck. It was gone from that big E-mailbox...