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Learn MoreWhat does Psalm 111 mean for us today? The last verse sums it up best. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have good understanding. God’s praise endures forever.” Fear of the Lord- doesn’t mean, “be afraid.” it means we would be awestruck. If we are in…
I used to love snow days. Do you remember snow days? This is how I would remember them. I would go to bed the night before. My mom or dad would tell me that the weatherman predicted 18 inches of snow and that there was a good possibility that school was going to be canceled. …
Joseph and Mary take the baby Jesus to the Temple for dedication. This was done according to the Law of Moses. The firstborn was to be holy—for God. Mary and Joseph don’t abandon their roots. At the temple they meet Simeon and Anna. They validate the baby Messiah. Simeon has the foresight to call the…
Can you name the movie, the following line is from…. Every time a bell rings, an angels gets its wings Life is like a box of chocolates. We’re gonna need a bigger boat. Phone home… Frankly my dear… Do you ever hear a string of words and go? “Those are song lyrics.” Well hold on…
Reggie fixes bikes. For every bike he fixes, Reggie does something special. It may only take 5 minutes of his time. He charges by the hour, and if the job takes 50 minutes, he will spend the other 10 minutes on that special thing. Reggie is like a thousand other good bike mechanics, he gets…
King David is unhappy because he is living in a house of cedar while God and the Ark of the Covenant are living in the tabernacle, a tent. David wants to build God a palace. God speaks to the prophet Nathan that night and tells him that David doesn’t need to build a gorgeous house…
Who wants to be Prophet? Being a prophet–your job is simple, yet extremely difficult. You must tell the people to repent. That is the easy part. The hard part is getting people to listen to you. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, even John, did not fill out forms and surveys and go to career counseling to find…
It’s first thing in the morning… John wakes up and dresses himself in his finest camel hair attire. He strokes his long straggly beard and then ties the thong on his sandals. Before going down to the river, he fastens his leather belt and has a hearty breakfast of locusts & honey. It’s hard to…
The other day I was driving down the road and on the radio a person said, “This is the Covid year.” How many times have you already altered plans? Many years from now when I reflect on my life and try to make sense of it all—there will be this bizarre section—and it will simply…
I would like to apologize to all the goat-herders out there. I did not realize that the Bible was so “anti-goat.” Let’s be honest, Jesus as the good Shepherd is certainly biased toward the sheep. He makes that abundantly clear, sheep on the right, and the goats on the left. I should be very clear…
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