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Continue reading →: Idaho Love Story
Episode 8: The Interrogation… Mrs. Day sat across from me in a small chair with arms. She was erect and I thought maybe a little strained as if this whole affair was a little much. She smoothed the front of her dark wool skirt and worked a smile onto her…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter 1, Verse 17 “…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,” One of the things that jumps out of this verse is Paul’s continued reference to God’s glory. In Paul’s…
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Continue reading →: Day-Break
Day-Break (Philip Dampier) Large purple-gray clouds lay heavily upon the horizon As if their weight could delay the new born sun. The sky, not quite sure if it is yet the dawning light Holds, like pearls on gray velvet, the last stars of night. Coppery lights strike the edges of…
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Chapter 1, Verses 15, 16 “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers…” It should be no surprise to us that faith in…
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Chapter 1, Verses 13, 14 “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his…
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Episode 7: Getting Ready-First Date… Sally turned her eyes back to mine, “Now, tell me about yourself. I want to know more about southern Alabama, but I also want to know about now. What you’re doing, where you live, and what your plans are for the future since you don’t…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter 1, Verses 11, 12 “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his…
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Continue reading →: Isaiah’s Servant Songs
The Fourth Servant Song Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Here in the middle of the song is the crucial message of the suffering servant.…
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Chapter 1, Verses 8, 9, 10 “…which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Christ, things…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter 1, Verses 6, 7 “…to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,” So, there we were, all of us, guilty of…
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