At our women’s Bible study last night, we were discussing the book of Esther. The Jews all across the Persian Empire were in danger of being killed as a result of the edict that Haman wrote and sealed with the King’s signet ring. Mordecai asked Queen Esther to intervene, but…
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Faith and Resilience in the New Year
In this new year, my husband and I have begun a plan to read through the Bible in one year. Reading through Genesis we have come across Enoch and Noah. The text informs that both men walked with God. The phrase has stuck in my thoughts. What does it mean…
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Loving the Children in 2025
John F. Kennedy once said, "Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."
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Long Ago: the Walls of Jerusalem
Israel has experienced times of close relationship with God and times when they rebelled and strayed, leading to exile. God was steadfast in his love for them and merciful. For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise…
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A Special Flower and a Prayer
We have the blessings of nature around us and we have the prayers of faithful people in the Bible.
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David’s Prayer
I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. O LORD, the God of Abraham,…
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Prepared for the Unexpected
Are we prepared for the unexpected? We have the tools we need.
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When We Pray
According to the gospel of Luke, Jesus said we should always pray and not lose heart
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A Child’s Song
We have a new granddaughter. When we visited our son’s family, we brought gifts for the baby and her big brother. We also gave our grandson a few of the cars and trucks that had once belonged to his father. One truck had the McDonald’s insignia on the side of…
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Beating the Statistics: Praise God!
If a woman’s first childbirth was via cesarean section, usually the next birth will be by cesarean section. The CDC provides the statistics for repeat cesarean section. It is 85%. My daughter-in-law’s first baby was born by cesarean section, but she hoped to deliver her second baby normally (vaginally). She…