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Finding shelter and rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:1
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. These verses conclude Psalm 46. Our pastor’s message was centered on this chapter yesterday. It is only 11 verses long...
Last night we celebrated the death of our Savior at our church’s Good Friday service. That sounds weird if you don’t believe that Jesus was resurrected on Sunday. Jesus’ life wasn’t taken from him, he gave it willingly, and then in his own power, he came back to life, defeating...
In September 2022, while living a month in Massachusetts, I joined an online Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) group. I have been meeting with these ladies on Zoom every Thursday morning from September through May since then. The first year we study various books of the Old Testament, focusing on “People...
Hallelujah! Hallelujah is a combination of two Hebrew words: “Hallelu” (הַלְּלוּ) which means “praise ye” or “praise”“Yah” (יָהּ) is a shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah in modern English), which is a name for God. The phrase “hallelujah” only appears in the Old Testament Book of Psalms and...
Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, was declared by Pope Alexander VI in 1492 to be one of the “three great pilgrimages of Christendom”, along with Jerusalem and the Via Francigena to Rome. More than 200,000 pilgrims a year follow routes from France, Portugal and Spain to arrive at the...
“I said “God I do not understand this world”Everything is dying and brokenWhy do I see nothing but sufferingGod I’m asking could this be your plan?Sin has taken hold of this whole landWill You not say anything else to me?” These are lyrics from a song that I could have...
On October 4 myself and seven others from our church went to Spain to serve “pilgrims” hiking “El Camino de Santiago” or “The Way of St. James”, which is a 500-mile journey from France to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, located in Northern Spain. Since the Middle Ages, this...
Wyndham Resorts works hard to get timeshare investors. We are reaping some of their incentives by staying at a very nice resort in the heart of California wine country. Vino Bella Resort has all the usual amenities you’d expect, plus a beautiful vineyard! We didn’t choose this location because of...
I’ve been taught that “for every action there is a reaction”, and similarly that there is a “cause and effect” principle to be considered. There is no getting around it. I see these play out in my life every day. If I drink too much caffeine it takes me longer...
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while...
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