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14 Apr

Reflections

featured, April 14, 2022

Beautiful Jerusalem and the Eastern Gate! The clouds look like an Aleph to me; which is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. “A point above, a point below, and a line of The Word between! Whatever we may understand of Him is but an infinitesimal point above. The only way we can join with Him is an infinitesimal point below. And what empowers us to become this zero point below that resonates with the infinite point above? Our awe of Him, a line that connects below to above!” Tzvi Freeman. John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and.

19 Dec

The Season of Miracles

Devotional, December 19, 2021

December is not the time of year for feeling hassled stressed or sad. This is a season of miracles; hope should abound at Christmas time! The miracle of Christmas is that Christ loved us and was willing to give His life for us, even when we were without knowledge of Him. “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) Jesus is the Promised One! He is Emmanuel, “God with us.” The prophets spoke of His coming centuries before it happened: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though thou be.

24 Oct

Changing Seasons

featured, October 24, 2021

It has been said, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” A lovely thought…. Autumn is a magnificent time of year. All of the changing seasons are beautiful. God has designed it that way: “He has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) As the seasons change, so our lives are constantly changing, sometimes from day to day! In the center of all of this change there can be a.

1 Jul

Freedom: Remember Who We Are

Devotional, featured, July 1, 2021

There are fundamental issues that must be addressed by those of us who claim to be believers and followers of Christ. Webster defines fundamental as “anything that serves as the foundation or basis of a system of belief, as a truth, law, or principle; a primary and necessary truth; an essential.” David who replaced Saul as the new king over Israel wrote in Psalm 138, “for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!” Jesus said, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he.

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