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In her book—Molly Bawn—written over 140 years ago, Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford included this phrase: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This phrase has become popular in many places around the world. The phrase suggests that your beauty depends on what others see...
In less than a week there will be two historic events in the United States of America. On Monday January 18, the nation will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was the most prominent face and voice of the Civil Rights movement, and the champion...
A week from today more than 2.4 billion Christians around the world will be celebrating Christmas. An even greater number including non-Christians, will join in the celebration for professional, commercial, and other reasons. The Christmas season is usually very hectic, with all the hustle and...
The Christmas season is here again! Christmas is more than just a religious holiday. In fact, Christmas brings along with it an entire season—from the end of November to the beginning of the next year. During the Christmas season we see an increase in social activities. Christmas is also a...
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as...
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly (or prudently) with your God. (Micah 6:8) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33) Read...
30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. (Ezekiel 34:30) Sam heard his doorbell ring and answered the door. A lady stood there with a package from Amazon Prime. Sam...
Ezekiel 34:25 25I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. Ezekiel 34:28 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour...
The word “wilderness” when translated, is mentioned almost 300 times in the bible. It is often a reference to a wild field where wild animals live. A wilderness is mostly uncultivated, uninhabited, and unsafe. Sometimes you may find yourself in the wilderness of...
I greeted my brother Calvin one day and asked how he was doing. He responded, “I’m doing great; I woke up this morning.” I am not sure when I first heard my brother say this, but I have since realized that this is his regular response when I greet him. To say that you are doing...
