Holy Week Bible Reading Guide
Easter is not a day - it is a season. This year begin your Easter preparation with Holy Week because without the crucifixion, there would have been no resurrection. Had Christ not hung on the cross, taken on our sins, and then spent three days defeating Satan’s power, His rising again would not have been so meaningful.
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The Winter of My…
What does winter say to your heart? “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” ~Andrew Wyeth
Winter is when...
*bare branches stand out as scary stickmen.
* blustery winds whip the last of...... >Read More
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How To Study the Bible
Jesus invites us to enjoy a deep relationship with Him. We nourish this relationship by spending time with Him, talking with Him and meditating His word. This short guide offers a simple way of spending time with Jesus either as a group or individually. To get the most out of your study time follow three steps: prepare, read and... >Read More
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The Christmas Story
The Gospel according to Luke (Luke 2:1-20)
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's hometown,...... >Read More
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What Should You Do?
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)
We are "doers", aren’t we? When we hear of someone who has had a tragedy in his or her life we immediately ask, "What can I do?" ... >Read More
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Taking Your Thought Temperature
What do you think about? What thoughts roll around in your head? Imagine if someone invented a thought thermometer. You could put it in your ear, press a button, and your thoughts would register somewhere between the boiling point and absolute zero. Would your thoughts ever have a healthy temperature of 98.6?
We know negative thinking can make...... >Read More
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What Are You Harvesting?
Fall is my favorite time of year. It always brings to mind the seasonal word harvest. Nature goes through its seasons, as Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” (NKJV) Similarly, we have circumstances that bring rain, sunshine, heat, cold, storm, calm, dryness, fire, and flood....... >Read More
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How to Pray God’s Promises
I have learned that the power of prayer is amazing. A prayer can break strong holds. When you pray earnestly, everything you ask that is according to God’s will comes to pass. I have broken chains of evil through prayer and I believe with all my heart that no evil shall follow me but goodness and mercy. Prayer is... >Read More
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Waiting: A Passionate Pause
At age 12 years and 11 months our middle son, Clark, made... >more
Recognizing The Voice of God
When the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives He speaks... >more
What Do You Fear?
