When I received the writing schedule for this month, I realized I had November 24 the day after Thanksgiving aka Black Friday. Black Friday is about profit and deals. According to retailers, Black Friday marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. I actually started my shopping awhile ago. For…
Read more“My church is here,” she told me gratefully. As soon as she said it- I knew what she meant and I rejoiced. But later, as I reflected on her wording, I was inspired. What a word about the church- for the church! You see we were standing on…
Read moreOn July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. History tells us that the document had been passed on July 2 with no opposing vote cast. The purpose of the document was to formally explain why the thirteen American colonies were justified in separating…
Read more“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Rom 8:15 (NIV) Tomorrow we celebrate Independence Day in America. We rejoice in our freedom to be a country…
Read more45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”-which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of those standing there heard…
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