FEEDING OURSELVES

HEBREWS 5:12-14 Eaglets are fed one to eight times a day. The parents carry prey to the nest to feed their young. They feed their chicks by tearing off pieces of food and holding them to the beaks of the eaglets – feeding them directly. Eagles will feed their babies directly until the eaglets are five to … [Read more…]

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THE EUCHARIST – TIME FOR SELF EXAMINATION

  1 CORINTHIANS 11:28 It is good to periodically visit the doctor’s office where we are poked, screened and studied. It is something most people fear because they are not sure what the tests will show or what the doctors will say. Still, we know that we need this evaluation to understand our physical well-being and … [Read more…]

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GOSPEL PEDDLERS

2 CORINTHIANS 2:17 Christopher Columbus, in an effort to induce the natives of Jamaica to continue providing food for him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predicting a total lunar eclipse for 1 March 1504. At first the people scoffed. But when they watched the moon slowly become dark, they became terrified … [Read more…]

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WRATH

  PSALM 38:8-11 Wrath is intense and often vindictive anger. It can manifest as an intention to punish or vengeance. Despite the enormous unfairness of life, David prayed in Psalm 37 that he will not fight back but will instead rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him to bring justice in due time. Our wrath … [Read more…]

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WHAT GRANTECAN CANNOT SEE

MATTHEW 5:8 The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GranTeCan or GTC) is a telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, in the Canaries, Spain. It is the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope. Inaugurated in July 2009 by King Carlos of Spain, it offers astronomers an unusually clear view of … [Read more…]

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GIVE THANKS

1 CHRONICLES 16:7-36 We should never grow tired of giving words of thanks to God. David knew the importance of thanking God. After he became king over Israel and provided a place to house the ark of the covenant (where God’s presence dwelt), he appointed some of the Levites to thank, and to praise the Lord … [Read more…]

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ARE WE THERE YET?

DEUTERONOMY 8:2 Are we there yet?  I agree with some persons who feel this question is a universal question. Generations of children have asked it. As they grow to become adults, they have to answer the same question when their children ask. I wonder how many times Moses heard that question from the Israelites, and the Israelites … [Read more…]

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RESOLVING CONFLICTS

ACTS 15:37-41 Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States actually had no middle name. His parents could not decide on which of his grandfather’s name he was to bear. They gave him the middle initial S to honour and please both grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. Since the S did not … [Read more…]

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JOSHUA WAS RIGHT!

PHILIPPIANS 1:10 Life is not made by the dreams that we dream but by the choices that we make. Our lives today are the sum total of all the choices we have made up to this point. The apostle Paul asked that we “approve things that are excellent” (Philippian 1:10). In any given situation, we have a whole … [Read more…]

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FRUITS MEET FOR REPENTANCE

MATTHEW 3:8-10 A patient who went through a heart-bypass surgery had this to say: “I cut down on portions and I do not eat fried food any more. I eat a lot of fruit and fresh food. I do not even buy things like biscuits. I think that is the secret; if they are not in … [Read more…]

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