Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Wednesday Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 54–56. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High Resolution Photos for Christian Publications Original content: Copyright ©2011 Iwana Carpenter
Read MoreThe other week we watched Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Great plot and sub-plots, great suspense, and, of course, great clothes as Grace Kelly swans around in Edith Head couturier (she even looks chic in what was known at the time as dungarees!). For me the most poignant scene in the movie is when one of Jimmy […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Sunday “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 In Sunday’s Bible reading of 2 Corinthians 6–8, I noticed several contrasts. […]
Read MoreEarly this morning I realized yesterday marked the first anniversary of Kindling for Candles. In Welcome! I wrote that I chose the name for this blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12 and the themes within those passages of justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope. On the About page in the heading, you […]
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day to those of you who are mothers! May God comfort those of you who have lost children. May He strengthen those of you who have children in turmoil. May those of you without children be blessed by those you have mothered in their time of need. And for those of you who […]
Read MoreWeek 19 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I put up a variation of this post every week for those who may not know what I’m doing when they find posts on different books of the Bible during the week. As I read through the Bible this year, I’m writing down some of […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Saturday “When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” ” Mark 15:39 Saturday’s Bible reading of Mark 15–16., finishes the gospel of Mark. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Friday Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Thursday In Thursday’s Bible reading is Job 35–36., Elihu continues speaking. This is another post to add to my list of catch up. The last few weeks have been quite difficult. I am at low ebb. Thanks for understanding, and I would appreciate your prayers. May God […]
Read MoreIn the heading at the top, “My servant Job”, is a page containing my posts on Job. I’ll be adding to it as I write more on the book. There’s a subheading under it titled, Help & Comfort, in which I’ve gathered a list of posts on adversity and suffering in the hope of offering […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Tuesday Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and in And the LORD said to you, ‘You will […]
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Kindling for Candles 