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It is interesting when you overhear someone say: “Why did we
It is interesting when you overhear someone say: “Why did we spend so much money on this? Is Vacation Bible School a worthy investment? Do we have e...

June 4, 2014 One of my favorite Bible verses is Isaiah 40:30-31:
June 4, 2014 One of my favorite Bible verses is Isaiah 40:30-31: “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who ho...

New Testament scholar Marcus Borg has that catchy phrase:
New Testament scholar Marcus Borg has that catchy phrase: “reading the Bible as if for the first time.” On Easter morning, good weather or winter�...

Isaiah 50:4-9 says: “The Sovereign LORD has given me a
Isaiah 50:4-9 says: “The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by mor...

Matthew 6:20-21 says: “But store up for yourselves treasures in
Matthew 6:20-21 says: “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and st...

Most of us would like to know a lot more than we do. Some of us
Most of us would like to know a lot more than we do. Some of us would like to know it all – and a few of us are convinced that we know it all alread...

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called...

June 25: Matthew 5:43-48 is summed in the last sentence of the
June 25: Matthew 5:43-48 is summed in the last sentence of the passage: Jesus exhorts His listeners to be perfect. The use of the word perfect made me...

June 28: There’s an old hymn that I love called Standing on the
June 28: There’s an old hymn that I love called Standing on the Promises. It’s an upbeat song that makes you feel like marching. The opening refra...