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“Sons of Issachar” ~ Needed Now More than Ever
The group of guys nearby may have been trying to see who could come up with the most extravagant “understatement”. I can’t say for sure, but if it was a contest, my money would have been on the bearded guy … Continue reading
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Tagged Gallagher's Pen, King David, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Sons of Issachar, Understanding of the times
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Time to Take Your Shoes Off, Part 3 ~ Not Just Our Sandals
As we’ve highlighted in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, the Old Testament in our Bibles records two occasions in Israel’s redemptive story when God initiated a one-on-one meeting with one of His chosen vessels and showed up … Continue reading
Time to Take Your Shoes Off, Part 2 ~ Holy Ground
When we closed out the first session of our Time to Take Your Shoes Off series last week, each of our two heroes, Moses and Joshua, were
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Tagged Angel of the Lord, Gallagher's Pen, Holy Ground, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, The place where you stand is holy ground, Time to Take Your Shoes Off
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Time to Take Your Shoes Off, Part 1
I never really paid much attention to dealing with my shoes until I began having hips and knees replaced. In going through the process of six total joint replacement surgeries, my feet seemed to move south on me like retiring … Continue reading
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Tagged Army of the Lord, Gallagher's Pen, Holy Ground, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, The place where you are standing is holy, Time to Take Your Shoes Off
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Countering Mockery and Ridicule ~ Like Jesus Did
Demonically-inspired events are so commonplace in our world these days that people hardly notice them anymore, but two of them unfolded in the past week that struck my mind and heart in a way that I simply couldn’t ignore. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Countering Mockery and Ridicule ~ Like Jesus Did, Despised and Rejected by Men, Gallagher's Pen, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Truth is fallen in the street
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Restoring Unity ~ God’s Way
As I began this post, the assassination attempt on former President Trump was just hours old. The country was reeling in shock, and the gravity of what had happened was just beginning to sink in. Now the 2024 Republican National … Continue reading
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