Based on Numbers 22 Balaam struck his donkey again, frustration mounting. What on earth was wrong with the silly beast? First, she’d wandered off the road into a field and now she pressed so hard against the vineyard wall that his foot was crushed. The donkey inched forward, ears quivering. Just when Balaam thought they …
Continue reading The Tale of a Curser and The Blessed – Part 1
One of my favorite lines in Donita K. Paul’s ‘The Realmwalkers’ Christian Fantasy young adult book series says that ‘the called must call upon the caller.’ I don’t usually pause to ponder wording in the middle of an action packed book, but this line had me thinking. It can be very easy to relegate the …
According to the Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, “The exact date of Christ’s birth is not known.” Why, then, I’ve often wondered, is Christmas celebrated just one week ahead of the New Year? Is it to allow for an extended holiday season? Does it have anything to do with Constantine, the first Christian Roman Emperor or …
The Wise Men of the First Christmas (Matthew 2:1-12) The Christmas story is familiar to most of us - how the Magi (wise men) seeking Jesus followed a star from the East until it stopped over the house where the young Messiah was staying. We may also know that this star was the fulfillment of …
Lord, I want to know You As You would have me to Father, help me trust You As You would have me do To know that You are there Though yea or nay I feel You near Believing Your word is right Walking by faith, and not by sight To be a friend that …
I recently found myself taking a trip down memory lane, and it was with a profound sense of wonder that I realized just how far my life had come over the past several years. Challenges which at one time seemed insurmountable were now distant memories, and the catalogue of triumphs and celebrations was simply heart …
Have you ever been so mad that you just want to break something (or someone)? When rage spirals out of control, it can cause us to say or do things that are not only completely out of character, but also result in negative consequences. In the movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the protagonist is …
Hebrews 11:6 “Without faith, it is impossible to please Go, for those who come to Him must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” James 4:3 “You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.” Bitterness has …
“Yeah, right!” Sarah chuckled. “Those men must really be enjoying their meal to make such grand statements. Me, have a baby at this age – and Abraham even older? A likely story!” Suddenly, one of the visitors spoke, and her merriment faded. “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘will I really have a child, now …
Psalm 34: 18-20 – “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He guards all his bones, not one of them is broken.” John 16:33 – “These things …
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