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“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Joshua had served the Lord faithfully, first under Moses and then as the leader after Moses died. Now he is near the end of his life, and he calls the people together to renew the covenant that the Lord had…
“And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 Have you ever had company arrive at your door unexpectedly and…
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the…
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Many of you probably celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. Some may have gone all out baking homemade bread and baked goods, along with several delectable sides to accompany a turkey. I saw some tablescapes on Instagram with beautiful china, tall-stemmed glasses, and fresh autumn flowers. We usually use the best-of-the-best for holiday dinners; it makes them more special and meaningful somehow. We savor it. We eat a second plate. We eat too much. Regardless of all of the time and effort, we put into Thanksgiving dinner, all of that food that took days to prepare ends up in Tupperware containers. These leftovers await their…
“And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.” Mark 14:3 As we consider those who gave their all to the Lord, we must never forget the woman who is mentioned in all four of the Gospel records. In Mathew, Mark, and Luke, she is unnamed, but John identifies her as Mary. Somehow, more than even the disciples, Mary had grasped the meaning of Jesus’ teaching about His…
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. (Matthew 28:17, KJV) In Matthew 28:17, after describing the discovery of Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples went to meet Him. They saw him with their own eyes, and still, “…some doubted.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not just some random people. Some of the eleven. After the resurrection. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don’t think any other fact humanizes the disciples for me like knowing they wavered. They were disoriented. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After seeing the miracles and signs. After hearing the “I am…” statements. After speaking with the resurrected Jesus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love how the next big thing…
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.” Ephesians 4:22 “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” — Dorothy Nevil This week we are looking at I Timothy 4:12 and the advice that Paul gave to Timothy to be a good example to others. Today we will consider the word “conversation.” I am sure many of you have heard the Jewish story of the man who had spread…
