Throughout Proverbs, Solomon chooses perfectly expressive verbs to explain the personal, active relationship people must have with God’s wisdom – words like hear, receive, understand, treasure, make, incline, pursue…
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Thanks to this time in my dad’s vineyard, when I first read through John 15 I saw through the lens of experience exactly what Jesus was talking about when he spoke of pruning us as branches. Every sensation and movement of wintertime pruning came back to me…
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Living life as a Christian is meant to be lived in fellowship with other Christians, and as we discover the stories of our wonderful Chr. 'siblings', we find that the word 'coincidence' seems somehow inapt to describe these neat surprises when we encounter them…
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Not mentioned by name much in the Bible, besides recalling her lineage and familial connections, what can be learned from Jochebed’s faithful life brings a deep-seeded honor to a far greater name. Jochebed, meaning in the Hebrew language “God’s Glory,” is a true testament to the proclamations of God and the hand He has in the lives of those He so truly calls…
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Yet though Gabriel came specifically to answer Daniel’s pleas, it wasn’t the outward work he put into this prayer time that triggered the appearance of an angelic messenger. It was simply God’s loving favor and attention toward Daniel that caused God to hear him, and hear him fast…
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