She was eighteen. Ever since we became friends at the age of 13, I thought we were pretty much alike. We both loved to read and fantasized about writing our own stories some day. We sat around discussing all the issues of adolescence – boys, the “in” crowd and what…
Read moreIf my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV I have been working through Isaiah…
Read moreI was invited over to a friend’s house a few days ago. She designed it and built it with her own hands. She was beaming from ear to ear as she took me inside. As I entered, I had to put the pungent smell of smoke from a smoldering…
Read moreThe chapter for today, posted on a friend’s blog, was Exodus 6. I don’t know how many times I’ve read this passage of scripture about Moses and the Children of Israel, but I know it’s been a few. This time a verse jumped out at me that I had never…
Read moreLast Sunday morning I was flipping through the TV channels before leaving for church. I was so sad to hear a pastor of a very large church begin his teaching about the gospel of Matthew, the very beginning of the New Testament. He told his congregation, “The first chapter of…
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