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Reverent moments in Rome
The Sancta Scala (Holy Stairs) are thought to have led to the Praetorium or judgment hall of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. Jesus could have climbed these 28 marble steps on His way to His trial before Pontius Pilate. Helena, Constantine the Great’s mother, brought the steps from Jerusalem in…
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Happy birthday to my beloved!
May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. Song of Songs 1:2 2014 has been a year of distinction, a year of challenges, a year of recognition, a year of new opportunities. You met 2014 and all it brought from the foundational values and priorities you…
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Has God used a nuisance to make a difference?
Keith and I enjoyed a Country & Western concert recently. It was a “bring-your-own-chairs and Easy-Up” gathering on the green at the base of our San Jacinto Mountains. Clapping to the music, I looked over at Keith’s feet, raised up off the grass. “Ants! Are you about ready [to leave]?” “Well, why don’t you…
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Colliding with destiny … Finding hope in the legacy of Ruth, A Review
This book is a must read for women who are in the middle of challenging times. I have read the book of Ruth quite a few times, but I had never approached it from the perspective of a young woman emerging from great loss, isolation, and the unknown. Sarah Jakes offers practical insight about…
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The lyre and the lambs … A review
Sydney Avey’s sequel to The Sheepwalker’s Daughter masterfully walks the reader through the winding path of relationships, faith, and discovery. Set in the sixties, tradition clashes with modernity in one neighborhood. Difference erupted in opposition. Dee’s mother’s home burned to the ground in The Sheepwalker’s Daughter. Tradition burned. Dee’s daughter, Valerie, built a modern…
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Is God working in your life … for good?
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 I’ve used this verse many times to “comfort” myself and others during dark times giving them hope that everything would be all right in the…
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Who do you need to forgive?
“Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. … “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for…
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Are you looking into the Gospel like the angels, or are you all in?
As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories…