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March 17, 2017
“Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. And rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your towns, and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows living among you. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and...
March 14, 2017
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.” Matthew 23:25-26 (NIV) As a young girl, I always enjoyed doing “girly” things like playing with my dolls, dressing up, having tea parties, and so forth. I remember having a couple of miniature tea sets...
March 9, 2017
As a little girl, I remember so vividly how thunderstorms struck chords of fear and anxiety within me. Growing up in West Texas, it was not uncommon to be awakened in the middle of a warm summer night by the sounds of “ear-piercing” thunder that caused the earth to rumble, and lightening that streaked the expanse of the midnight sky. Almost every night, as I said my bedtime prayers, I would ask The Lord to “please let us not have...