Matthew 17–19: The Lord & Little Ones

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Saturday “Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to […]

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Judges 7–11: Disobedience & Deliverance

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 7: Tuesday “Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god. Thus the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands […]

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January 22, 1973

“On the 38th anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade decision, we hold heavy in our hearts the 52 million lives lost and the countless mothers hurt by the horror of abortion,” said Dannenfelser. “But with this great sadness comes great optimism. Americans have shown in poll after poll, and especially in the last election, […]

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A New’s Year Reflections on Prayer

As I was reading in the book of Joshua today, I thought of my children, and that led to thinking of how grateful I am to God for all the prayers He has answered regarding them.  There were so many times I scrambled to understand how to be a mother, and I felt my failures […]

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Wisdom’s Children

In 1970 (incidentally, the year I became a Christian), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the song, Teach Your Children.  The tune was memorable, and the lyrics were of war protest and lament.  My thoughts and values are certainly different, but Graham Nash’s chorus of teach your children well echoes the note of warning and […]

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