Posted in Bible on Aug 5th, 2013
There was a lot of excitement in Yellowstone National Park last week when the Steamboat Geyser erupted for a number of hours, shooting scalding-hot water 300 feet into the air.
It was a dramatic picture, of course, that thrilled thousands and could be heard from a mile away.
But then it stopped.
Will it be another eight […]
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Posted in Bible on Jul 23rd, 2013
It was a bad thing to go into battle centuries ago without a shield.
For you had no protection against arrows.
Even if you had a sword in your dominant hand, the shield in the other offered vital protection against what your sword couldn’t stop.
A shield provided security.
We don’t fight today with arrows but we still need […]
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Posted in Bible on Jul 8th, 2013
People all around us are hungry.
I’m not talking about the desire for food.
I’m talking, instead, about the desire for better lives.
Part of God’s commission to Christians is to help people toward better lives.
If this is to happen, we believers must share the truths from God that help us to have better lives.
Our job […]
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Posted in Bible on Jun 26th, 2013
From today’s reading in the One-Year Bible…
“A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.
“Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent, with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.” (Proverbs 17:27-28)
Six words […]
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Posted in Bible on Mar 27th, 2013
He hadn’t eaten for 40 days and His stomach was surely complaining.
But that didn’t keep Jesus from declaring that scripture was more important than food when it comes to our overall health.
You’ll recall from the gospel accounts of Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness that Satan played to the Lord’s famished flesh and suggested that He […]
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