Category Archives: Devotional

The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 4 ~ Drop-in Visits, Shocking Announcements, and ‘News You Can Use’

As we’ve been making our journey back in time in our Christmas Story Revisited series, it appears that our current Christmas Day has been

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem

It’s hard to believe that we’re at week 3 of our Revisiting the Christmas Story series for 2024. And it’s difficult to approach this week’s session without thinking about

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem

In last week’s edition, we were ‘re-introduced’ to Mary, the most uniquely blessed woman in human history, and found her to be quite different from 

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

     AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to

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Question for You ~ Part 3, Not Just “What Have You Done?”, but “What Will You Do Now?”

To say the least, today’s post is totally different from what I had anticipated a couple of weeks ago. When I initially launched into this three-part series with God’s first question to Adam and Eve, “Where Are You?”, my objective … Continue reading

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Question for You ~ Part 2, “Who Told You … ?”

As our nation struggles with some of the most consequential political questions of our lifetime, a few questions that God asked Adam and Eve have emerged once again at a crucial point in our history, and they have 

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