She had been out gathering manna for their food for Friday and for Sabbath when he heard her scream. “Benjamin! Sna-a-a-ake!” He thought that he had checked the area behind their tent, but somehow one of those wretched things had slithered up to her and bitten her on the calf. Running around the enclosure where… Continue reading THE BRAZEN SERPENT
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THE LORD’S PRAYER (IN TWO VOICES)
“Our Father, Who Art in Heaven…” Yes? Don’t interrupt me, I’m praying. But, you called ME! What do you mean, ‘Called you?’ I didn’t call you. I’m praying. “Our Father Who Art in Heaven…” There — you did it again! Did what? Called ME. You said, “Our Father who art in Heaven” Well, here I… Continue reading THE LORD’S PRAYER (IN TWO VOICES)
EZEKIEL 46:9
Sometimes, I Ask, “Why?” Ezekiel 46:9 – “…but when the people o the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that enters in by way of the North Gate to worship shall go out by way of the South Gate, and he that enters in by way of the South Gate… Continue reading EZEKIEL 46:9
ABRAHAM’S SERVANT
ABRAHAM’S SERVANT Abraham had just buried his wife. Standing alone, as the sun set on the Mediterranean, his thoughts wandered through so many memories. “Sara, mother of my son, Isaac. Oh, Sara, we lived together for so many years. My Sara, you went through so much with me.” An uninvited smile broke across his face… Continue reading ABRAHAM’S SERVANT
…VISITING
…Visiting When we go to someone’s house, how do we spend the time? Assuming of course, that our visit is because we were invited as opposed to an unannounced ‘drop-in’ visit. I mean, do we, meaning ‘we,’ the visitors, sit down together talking and laughing about our lives, our families, our ‘our’ things? Or, do… Continue reading …VISITING
DO NOT READ THIS!
In the Bible, in the book of Genesis, chapter 15, verse 13, the LORD told Abraham that his descendants would be oppressed in Egypt for 400 years. The 400 years is confirmed in the New Testament portion of the Bible, by a quote in the book of Acts, chapter 7, verse 8. But in the… Continue reading DO NOT READ THIS!
MOTHER OF THE BRIDE
The wedding went well. The bride was beautiful. The mother of the bride, widowed only a year ago, felt the sting of being without her husband while their daughter took a husband. It was a relief that all her planning and preparing had gone so well. But she went pale when she suddenly was reminded… Continue reading MOTHER OF THE BRIDE