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   I just read “The Listener” by Terri Blackstock.  The book is about a man (Sam) who receives the gift of hearing what people’s spiritual needs are.  He literally hears people say things like; “I’m gonna hurl out into the universe and no one will notice I’m gone.”  At first this freaks him out because […]

      I am writing today, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to share my thoughts on what all the studying, all the reading, and the daily devotionals have led me to discover.  I have come to realize that my life is about honoring Christ and glorifying God!  Now that does not mean […]

     On Paul’s second missionary journey he took Timothy.  Paul referred to Timothy as his son, his beloved, his son in the Lord.  He wrote two letters to Timothy, the second letter believed to be his last.  He was killed by the Romans, of which he was a citizen.  Paul gave his life for […]

           The years seem to come faster as we get older.  I’ve heard this said most of my life.  I now believe it is true when we look at family we don’t see often, when it takes longer to complete tasks and when babies grow from far away.  I’m also seeing […]

           How did the phrase “Merry Christmas” begin?  Why don’t we say “Happy Christmas”?  I looked at several articles on the subject and found that the “merry” in Christmas is unique.   The word “happy” comes from the word “hap” which means luck or chance and implies good fortune, while “merry” implies […]

     In Act’s, the rulers and leaders of the people of Jerusalem confront Peter and John and jail them for healing in Jesus’s name.  Many signs and wonders had been happening in the last  50+ days.  There was a trial, a call for a choice of who to find guilty.  Then followed a Crucifixion, […]