by Michael J. Findley Jesus and the disciples attended Jewish synagogues and temple worship. These services included stringed, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The book of Psalms was the hymn book of the second temple. After finishing the Passover meal they sang a hymn, presumably not a Psalm, and presumably without instruments, before […]
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by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; – Isaiah 58:12 NIV Devotion They’re stories of chaos and destruction. What once was well-structured and well-organized is now scattered and destroyed. They’re stories that are always hard to […]
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by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion …”The Lord says, ‘I am with you!’” – Haggai 1:13 ERV Devotion Sometimes, you just can’t see it. Sometimes, you just can’t see what time it is. You may think that you do, but you really don’t. After all, in the final analysis, […]
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Send to Kindle by Rebekah Beene I woke up one morning recently to the sound of a weather report on my phone, “Flash flood watch for Your County until Saturday, January 11”. And then I looked at my phone to turn the alarm off and a social media picture popped up of the parting of […]
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by Jim Hughes Matt. 2:1,2 Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We have seen his star as it arose, and we have […]
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by James Collins “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 Over the years, I have been blessed to receive many letters from readers. Many of those letters asked questions. One reader wrote, “Dear Pastor James, you […]
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Send to Kindle by Don Whitney Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the Prophet Haggai. “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things happening to them, and to evaluate their slipshod spirituality in light […]
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by Suzanne D. Williams I bought this cutesy saying, painted on a rectangular wooden box, which says, “Sooner or later, we all quote our mothers.” Nothing could be truer for me. I’ve worked for my mom for 20 years. She is an ordained Bible minister, and I am the sole office worker. If it […]
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by Jim Hughes Is. 9:6-7 For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Jesus is our Everlasting Father. He has always been, is now, and […]
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Send to Kindle by Ruth O’Neil Christmas was so much fun when I was a child. I would make up an advent calendar out of paper to cross off the days, but I started in October at the latest. I thought it would be shorter if I only counted the days in between the present […]
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