With the hectic schedules we all keep, it is challenging to rest and be refreshed. This week I took a 14 mile bike ride across limestone trails along a stream. It was mentally restful…
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I will never forget the holiday table of my mother-in-law. It was overflowing with food and decorations and of course loving family members. It was joyous and celebrating. I think God’s table is the…
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What could be better than having Jesus in the flesh? What could be better than having Him to talk to when you had a problem? Jesus’ disciples couldn’t imagine life without their best friend.…
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Jesus is our good shepherd and is a constant companion- not a faraway God. Some think He created the world and then left us to ourselves. Nothing could be further from the truth. God’s…
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When you’ve been loved it’s easier to love. God loved us with everything He had. It seems like it should be natural to love one another. But we always have our selfish flesh to…
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God sits on a heavenly throne. Man didn’t put Him there. Man can’t take Him from His position. God is the only eternally seated Potentate or king. The Greek word (kathemai) for “sit” means…
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We sing and read about the word honor. Honor is translated in the Biblical Greek as value or esteem or to prize. How do we value or esteem or prize our relationship with God?…
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You may have read Psalm 100:1 many times. But let’s examine the meaning behind the phrases from the Hebrew definitions and hopefully receive something fresh. A Psalm of praise is a poem set to…
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Jesus is our Great Shepherd. This commonly quoted verse “the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” is also translated in the above photo as “the Lord tends me and not one thing…
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The term “sacrifice of praise occurs in Hebrews 13:15. “through Him therefore let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that…