In everything we do in life there needs to be law and order. This idea, as with all brilliant ideas, did not originate with mankind, but with God. Speaking of how to conduct oneself in the church house as one example, Paul wrote to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 14:40, “Let all things be done […]
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Our text is taken from: Leviticus 17:11, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.” We live in a day when churches are trying
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Why are we as humans, so opposed to change? It is something that has been from the beginning of time and will always be with us, yet we cringe at the thought of it. It is said that the only thing that is sure in this life is death and taxes, however, I would state,
I have had the privilege of traveling to quite a few places in my lifetime, since I became a ‘missionary kid’ at the age of four. I was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the United States, and raised in South Africa. I have also been to Canada, Cape Verde, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Israel, and
Scriptural Texts for this thought come from James 1:17, John 3:26 and Numbers 23:19. James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” John 3:26, “And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi,
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You have heard the expression, “A woman’s work is never done.” This originates from the old rhyme that says, “Man may work from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done.” This is meaning that though most men work full time jobs, when they get home, they rest and relax, whereas the woman must
We have a dozen White Pine trees in our back yard along the fence line to our paddock. These were here when we moved in and are probably at least fifty years old, according to when the house was built, and reach approximately 80 to 100 feet into the air. We did lose one through
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In my college communication classes, I noted as time went on and I tackled course after course, you could see that though were studying communications, which to many would be, ‘Oh, yeah, we had a conversation’, or ‘I talked to so and so on the phone yesterday,’ it is so much more than that. We
Since I am now in the elite group of ‘women over fifty,’ weight loss is constantly on my mind and seems completely unattainable. When I was a teenager, I would freak out because I had gained a pound that would make my size zero clothes a little snug. At that time, I could do without
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My children know too well that my motto in life is, “Variety is the spice of Life,” and they hear me quote it all the time. Life is not one dimensional, it is a series of overlapping events and occurrences, which can be both good and bad at the same time. Simple examples of this
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