about 1010 BCE A sigh escaped her lips. Head bent, she sat carefully weaving the needle. In and out. Forward, backward. Nabal had demanded she prepare his robe for the upcoming harvest celebration.  Nabal. Her husband. How strange that sounded. Abigail looked up from her work as a sparrow flew by the door. The little bird reappeared, and flew to the foot of...

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1355-1245 BCE Based on Numbers 13-14 The sound of trumpets sounded. Once, twice. Three times. The eerie sound echoed and re-echoed throughout the valley. A gathering was being called. Joshua looked up from the papyrus he was busy transcribing. This was the call. He knew what it meant. He had been called. He, Joshua, the son of Nun, had been called to spy...

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If you could come up with all the words that meant utterly hopeless, helpless, and ready to give up,  that would be me almost 7 years ago. I came from a Christian home, surrounded by the love and Christian guidance of parents who truly wanted what was best for me. Their prayer was that I would live my life only and truly for...

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Dear friends,When I went to watch "Me Before You" I had high hopes, yet did not know the outcome yet. I was looking forward to watching a movie that touched on the issue of disabilities and the joy that one can have in spite of it all. When the last scene came on while the audience was weeping I gritted my teeth in sheer...

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It’s funny how memories pop up just when you least expect them to. Today I pulled out my old diaries and came across pages of journaling from the last time my Grandma Grace visited. It was a special surprise and helped me remember my Grandmother who recently passed away and cherish the memories that I had forgotten all those years ago. Her last...

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 Creative Artpiece by Victoria Rowbottom ..... www.vintagiadesigns.com Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 KJV As Christians many times we fail to ask, seek, and knock. We get so busy, so utterly and completely consumed in the world and our "lives" that what we need we fail to ask...

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Are you waiting for God's plans or are you jumping forward with your finite ones? All too often, we rely on our human reasoning to make our plans. Our culture, our upbringing, our friends - all have an impact on our decisions. Yet, have we ever considered that the infinite God who is far above any trend or culture has a perfect plan and knew...

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Often in life we ask the question "Why?" Why do we so often find ourselves in testing, trying, and troublous times? We are angry. Disappointed. Despairing. Why would God allow something like this to happen to us? We worship, honor, and have a heart for HIM, yet events still swirl out of our control, enveloping us in gloom and doom. WHY? A verse...

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The laugh of a small child is contagious. It seems to spread and makes you realize that life is truly special - each and every day. Young children are so carefree, so enthusiastic and ready for each and every day. Each new occurrence in life is like an adventure and they embark on the journey full of excitement and joyous anticipation of the unknown.  Sometimes...

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