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“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray” (Matthew 14:22-23). “Mom, I don’t have any clean socks, and I need to leave for school…
“I the Lord do not change” (Malachi 3:6). I am struggling with God’s immutability today. Immutability is a fancy word that means “unchangeable,” or “unalterable.” Last night I wondered, if God is immutable, Why, over time, have we thrown out parts of the Bible? I have company in from San Antonio; two Christian sisters who…
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right’” (James 2:8). “Out of respect for the speaker, everyone please turn their cell phones to silent.” Yesterday, I was at a monthly luncheon I attend, and wanted to be respectful of the speaker, so obediently, I…
Does it matter where you pray? Is a prayer at a holy place more powerful? I’m beginning to wonder. After praying at the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered one of the most famous sermons of all time, I saw an outline in the sky of what could only be Jesus, or an angel. And…
On our last day in Israel, we needed to find a restaurant before we headed to the airport for our Friday 10:30 p.m. flight, but every Jewish owned establishment in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv closed at sundown because of Shabbat, so we had to locate an alternative. Jewish people in Israel take the Sabbath seriously….