We need repeated times when we come to God and don’t pray our “shopping list.” We need to be still. To listen. To be aware.
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Dusty Old Books
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin
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Three
I’ve just returned from a trip to Germany to visit my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters. It was a wonderful visit, and the travel went well, all but the last ten seconds! Every connection was stress-free. My seats were in perfect locations; well, I didn’t get business of 1st-class seats. I flew for free, using the […]
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Between My Ears
Scientists, generally, and archeologists, specifically, as well as anti-Israeli nations, have argued for decades that the nation of Israel doesn’t deserve the land it possesses because there is no evidence that the Jews ever actually possessed this land. But the time for that conjecture has passed. In 2015, a ten-year-old boy discovered an “unprecedented” find. […]
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Ready
As Christians, we often speak of the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus, the Son of God. But, if asked, can we give an immediate, concise answer (2 Timothy 4:2)? A dear friend and spiritual mentor taught me to always have a one-minute, five-minute, and twenty-minute message “in my pocket.” Be Ready in Season and […]
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Between My Ears
As Christians, we often speak of the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus, the Son of God. But, if asked, can we give an immediate, concise answer? A dear friend and spiritual mentor taught me to always have a one-minute, five-minute, and twenty-minute “message in my pocket.” His thinking and I found it true, was […]
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Between My Ears
For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Philippians 1:21 (New Living Translation) God’s Word never changes, but each translation, from the original Hebrew and Greek, gives us some new insights. I don’t mean that my go-to Bible is full of errors. What I mean is that God’s Word is alive. […]
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The Gate for Pondering
26 Ponder the path of your feet;then all your ways will be sure.27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;turn your foot away from evil.Proverbs 4:26–27 An Old Word The word “ponder” seems to have gone out of style. Can you remember the last time you saw that word in a news […]
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Look Beneath the Surface
“Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.”John 7:24 Whatever Scripture” we study, we should look under its surface. I’m going to use a couple of words that many people don’t know, but I’ll explain them. To “look under the surface” in God’s Word requires us to use exegesis and hermeneutics. Exegesis refers to […]
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Between My Ears
Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.John 12:26 NLT Jesus spoke this text shortly before He was arrested, tried, crucified, and then resurrected. Forty days later He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:1-3 NLT). His message to […]