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The True Story Behind Saint Nicholas and the Spirit of Giving The story of Saint Nicholas begins with a simple, humble man born around 270 AD in what is now modern-day Turkey, in a town called Myra. He was also later associated with the city of Bari. Born into wealth and privilege, Nicholas enjoyed the…
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“Fear thou not, for I am with thee …” Isaiah 41:10 It was getting close to Christmas again. Normally, it was time to bring out the candles, decorations, and mementos of Christmas past. Maria would have started early baking and he would have begun to scrounge around for a new recipe for fudge. John sat…
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The Jesus Journey – The Journey Begins. The early days of Jesus’ journey here remind us that he invites us to join him on his journey and takes our journeys with us. It is often a circuitous route. There are dangers, but there is always purpose. Matthew 2:12-21 Substack Article
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Against a Lamb? When God gets the last word, who can stand? Fall on us, rocks! It would be better than to come under the true judgments of God! It would be better than to face the wrongs we have done to God’s people! God speaks and pulls back the curtain to assure those who…
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Read the Full Text The Visible Kingdom What does it look like? If we pray for and participate in the prayer, “Thy Kingdom come,” how does that play out in the day-to-day? What does the Kingdom of God look like? How does it play out when it becomes visible? The obvious theological answer is that…
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The truth is that I got to where I am by asking or anticipating certain questions and steps over and over and over and over until I was weary of the word, “over,” and then some more. How I Got Where I Am destination #success #successstory #journey
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Be Watchful “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom and five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them …” – Matthew 25:1-13 When I had to…
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“…but her leaf shall be green …” – Jeremiah 17:8 There are days and years when our leaves wither. Or influence evaporates. Our joy is diminished. Our hopes and dreams come to naught. Such were the days that Isaiah prophesied and Jeremiah both lived and prophesied. But a better day would come with repentance and…
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Matthew 24:15–21 (ESV) “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place… then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains… For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and…
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Matthew 2:1-11 Listen to the Message: Not the Least #greatest #least #staus #importance #worship #religiousknowledge #Herod #Magi #JesusMatthew 2:1-11open.substack.com A New Day There is a new day that has come. There is a new King. There is new hope. The least has become the greatest and thrones are toppling over. The drama takes place with unlikely…
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