History, Real Life and Faith
Jeremiah and Job greet me each morning in my Bible readings. Curious how that works out when you daily read through the Bible in three sections, one chapter at a time. (It’s usually one Old Testament, one Psalm or Proverb and one New Testament reading. This time, I kept going when I finished Proverbs!) It seems almost unfair to confront…
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Jeremiah and Job greet me each morning in my Bible readings. Curious how that works out when you daily read through the Bible in three sections, one chapter at a time. (It’s usually one Old Testament, one Psalm or Proverb and one New Testament reading. This time, I kept going when I finished Proverbs!) It seems almost unfair to confront…
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We’ve hunted for a new church home often over the years. (Thank you, US Navy). We’ve honed our experience into a few pointers some of you might find useful. Prayer, of course, is the key ingredient and you should pray throughout the search. Combine those prayers with these six things to consider when hunting for a church home. 1. Commitment…
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Or, more personally, am I a holy busy body? I have been in the past, helpfully making suggestions about others’ spiritual life. I undoubtedly will do it again (and if happens to be you, I apologize in advance). But, I try very hard NOT to tell people what I think God is saying to them. After all, I can scarcely…
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Gladys was her name, but Oswald Chambers called her Gladiolus. The Bible Training College principal had a penchant for nicknames and when three pretty girls arrived in 1913, he renamed them all. (Kathleen Ballinger became “Bill” and Eva Spinks became “Spinx” or “Spinkie”). Gladiolus, as a flower, means “sword, strength and integrity.” It’s an apt description of a determined woman…
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I actually don’t know Rick Steves, the person, but I do call him, “mon ami, Rick.“ He got the moniker after I quoted him one too many times for my impatient kinfolk. As in, “Mon ami, Rick Steves, suggests we get the Paris Museum Pass.” They started to say “non” out of spite for hearing him quoted so often, until I…
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