And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”- Genesis 48:11 (NKJV) The father who had shown Joseph favoritism was old and sick. That was the report that had reached Joseph. Joseph gathered up his two sons and took them to [...]
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From Eden to Egypt Day 51
Posted in blessing, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, peace, tagged Bible, blessing, change, faithful, giving, glory on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Advocate for All
Posted in action, believers, choices, community, freedom, Love Your Neighbor, outreach, peace, service, solutions, witnesses, tagged church, community, fishers of men, ministry, outreach, service, work on October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak [...]
Clean Up Time
Posted in accomplishment, action, believers, change, encouragement, family, inspiration, Jesus, lesson, peace, reflection, share, solutions, success, thoughts, tagged Christ, church, cleanliness, corruption, exhortation, glory, godliness, heart, Jesus, prayer, preach, relationship, temple, theology, Word, worship on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. . . Luke 19:45-48 (KJV) I am a royal mess. [...]
Grace Overcomes Guilt
Posted in acceptance, assurance, blessing, deliverance, encouragement, grace, hope, inspiration, peace, salvation, saved, sin, tagged blessing, Christ, grace, heart, help, mercy, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
…But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, Romans 5:20 NIV Grace overcomes guilt. We are truly guilty of being sinful. As the seed of Adam, we are truly “as guilty as sin.” We are to confess our sin before the Lord and among one another. That is true, too. Yet, we tend to get [...]
Making Peace Both Near and Far
Posted in family, freedom, joy, peace on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of us need to make peace with family. No matter how far that you have come, you still need to make peace. Someone just needs to bury the hatchet ASAP. There is no more time to waste. Friendships have lied in ruin because of the failure of one side to approach making peace and [...]
