Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Yahweh-Tsidkenu means the Lord our righteousness. “Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.” {Jeremiah 33:16} “In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” {Jeremiah 23:6} “For he hath made […]
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After following her sister’s journey’s to love and unraveling family mysteries, it is finally chocolate shop owner, Britt Bradford’s turn. Sweet on You is the story of Britt Bradford and her best friend and best selling author, Zander. He has been away for eighteen months and returns upon the death of his uncle. However, everything isn’t as it seems and […]
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Salome, the wife of Zebedee, should not be confused with Salome the daughter of Herodias, who asked for John the Baptist head. The name Salome is a form of the word Shalom which means peace. We do not know anything about this Salome’s genealogy of family tree, but she is married to Zebedee who was a fisherman. In our studies […]
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Recently, a friend of mine passed away. I’ve missed her deeply and thought of all the things she has taught me such as how to laugh and grow old gracefully. However, our relationship was not always perfectly. She became like an aunt to me, but we also had our disagreements at times. Thinking about our relationship I was reminded of […]
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“The Stars and Stripes Forever” is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa, widely considered to be his magnum opus. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. Sousa wrote in his autobiography, Marching Along, that he composed the march on Christmas Day 1896. […]
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Yahweh-Tsabbaoth means the Lord of hosts. The second stanza from Martin Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” says, “Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing, Were not the right man on our side, The man of God’s own choosing. Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He, Lord Sabbaoth His […]
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A war, a loss, intrigue and numerous twists and turns. The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White contains all this and more. Both Margot and Drake are well rounded characters you can’t help but to love and root for. I loved watching their love story unfold. The book is very well researched and takes us back to the time […]
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Mary was a popular name during Biblical times and remains a popular name today. Hence, to defferentate the various Mary’s there are relationships mentioned. This is true for Mary, Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses and Mary the wife of Clopas. The name Mary means bitter, beloved, rebelliousness, and wished-for-child. Mary, the wife of […]
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At the end of this week’s hymn story, I have Decided to Follow Jesus, I mentioned the Jerry Jenkin’s book and movie, Though No Go with Me. This was a book which resonated with me, as she overcame one obstacle and loss after another. {Spoiler Alert} In one part of the story, the main character, Elisabeth, slowly watches her husband […]
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This is an interesting hymn story, my brother asked me to write. I can’t believe it took me so long to discover this hymn story. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus originated in Assam, India. By the late 1800s, India was formally closed to the gospel. However, it did not stop the sweeping missionary movement from Wales, England, Australia, and […]
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Yahweh-Shammah means the Lord is there. “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16). “Christ in you the hope of Glory” (Colossians 1:27)
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Do you struggle with anxiety or stress? I do. More than I’d like to admit. Dr. Michelle Bengtson‘s book Breaking Anxiety’s Grip How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises tackles these difficult subjects in a compassionate and understanding manner. Dr. Michelle often uses her own experiences with battling anxiety in her book. She also incorporates Biblical principal’s into each chapter. […]
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As is often the case with scripture, we know almost nothing about this woman, other than she has two sons James and Joses. James, the less, was one of the apostles of Jesus. “Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.” {Matthew 27:56} and “ and Mary the mother of […]
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Lack of support from peers at work gets to me at times, especially when we work hard year-round to raise money for our resident’s Christmas presents and endure hurtful comments or apathy from our co-workers. Frustration built up in me for a long time and when the opportunity presented itself, I voiced these frustrations to my boss. He didn’t provide […]
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Stephen was a Greek monk who lived during the 8th Century in the monastery of Mar Sabas in the wilderness of Judea. Eventually he became the abbot of this monastery, where he remained until his death at the age of 90. He wrote a poem a variety of hymns in Greek and Latin throughout his lifetime. During this time where […]
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Yahweh-Rapha means the Lord who heals. The Lord is known as the Great Physician. Jeremiah 30:17 . . . I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD. He wants us healthy and happy. Isaiah 53:3-4 . . . Surely he has taken up our grief and pain, and carried our sorrows. He carried our grief, […]
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Susanna is mentioned alongside Joanna, as a woman who was healed. The name Susanna means a white lily. “…and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities” And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.” {Luke 8:2-3} Along with being healed from evil spirits, Susanna must have […]
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When a friend and I began a new Christian writer’s group in our area we weren’t sure how much interest we would find. We worked to send out notices to the proper media channels, events calendars, bookstores and churches in our area. However, we also hit some roadblocks and snags along the way, as some of these places refused to […]
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If you know the story of C.S. Lewis, you know he tried to prove God did not exist. Along the way, he could only prove that God actually did exist. The story of the hymn In Jesus is very similar to C. S. Lewis testimony. James Proctor grew up in Manchester, England. He was raised in a Christian home, where […]
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Yahweh-Raah means the Lord is my Shepherd. Of course, the best-known scripture of this is Psalm 23. A shepherd is one who feeds his flock and leads them to green pastures. Jesus proclaims “I am the good shepherd” {John 10:14} Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green […]
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