12 A funeral procession was coming out as he [Jesus] approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. 14 Then he walked over […]
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Between My Ears
Sometimes, I come across a passage in God’s Word that compels me to stop reading and meditate on those words. I’m sure you experience the same thing. Well, today, I was reading in the Psalms when I came upon this verse: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”Psalms 116:15 I […]
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Between My Ears
If you have ever listened to a classic rock playlist or radio station, you have probably heard the song “We Are Family,” sung by Sly & the Family Stone. It’s a catchy toon. For believers, we are family. The old saying, you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family is true about […]
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Between My Ears
Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.Ecclesiastes 11:5 NLT Oh how often we want to know the mysteries of God. When we are crushed, we cry out to God, […]
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Between My Ears
In the 1957 TV show, “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,” there is a funny exchange of words between Lucy and the actress, Tallulah Bankhead: Lucy Ricardo : Are you asking me to leave?Tallulah Bankhead : ‘Throwing you out’ would be more appropriate.Lucy Ricardo : Let me tell you something, Tallulah Bankhead, I’ve been thrown out of […]
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Between My Ears
This morning I was reading in the book of Mark, chapter eleven. This chapter begins with the first-hand account of Jesus making His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. I had to stop and write this “note” when I came to these two verses. As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying […]
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Finding Christ in the Pentateuch
I finally have the paperback version of my little book (110 pages). The Kindle version is shown on the right side of this page. I have been very hesitant to put anything on this site that sells something. As you may have noticed, I don’t even provide a subscription service because I don’t want anyone […]