Numbering the Days
At one time, I had an app on my phone to number my daily steps. Now, it’s not a matter of steps; it’s measured by time: “You need to walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week,”...
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A Present Act Witnessed Previously
We know the Lord never leaves or forsakes us, yet ever wonder how often He is near, and we fail to recognize Him? Following Jesus’ release from the grave, we see two incidents on the same day...
A Visible Word
In the beginning, it began with, “And God said.” Nine times in the foundational six days, God said. And the invisible spoken word became visible. Not only did His words become visual millennia ago, but they continue...
Arise, Captains, and Anoint Your Shields!
Today’s title is a compilation of three Bible translations (because I like how it sounds 😊). Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield (Isaiah 21:5 KJV, emphasis mine)....
Let My People Go
Whether those words echo personally from watching The Ten Commandments from the 1950s, The Prince of Egypt in the latter 90s, or a personal reading of Exodus, “Let my people go” is a maxim for freedom to leave...
Beginning with the Older Ones
The short, seemingly unassuming phrases found in Scripture fascinate me. Rarely are they the main point in the context of what is being stated, but their inclusion is a nugget that always brings me to the question, “why...