Faithful Heroes: St. Margaret of Scotland

  Saint Margaret of Scotland, a Scottish Queen, seems like an unlikely person for the Heroes of Faith. She is described as a pious Roman Catholic and her charitable works brought her great renown. Margaret was born around 1045 while in exile in Hungary. She was the daughter of Edward the Exile and his wife, Agatha. Margaret grew up in […]

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Gifts of the Spirit: Craftsman and Composers

  As we reach our last two weeks on spiritual gifts study, we are going to cover spiritual gifts that we often take for advantage or neglect today. These are two spiritual gifts found in the Old Testament.  Both of these have to do with our artistic abilities. Craftsman—these are special abilities that are given to artists.   Jesus was a […]

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Hall of Faith: Joseph Was Faithful

We discussed how Mary belonged in the Hall of Faith {although no one in the New Testament is mentioned in this list of spiritual giants}, but Mary was not alone on her journey. She had Joseph to walk beside her on this journey. We know little about Joseph, but we’re told he “went up from Galilee, out of the city […]

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Book Review: The Legacy by Michael Phillips

The Legacy is the final book by Michael Phillips in his Secrets of the Shetlands trilogy, following The Inheritance and The Cottage. The Inheritance set the scene, of an inheritance seeking the proper heir.  In the book, we met three contenders, Loni Ford,David Tulloch and Hardy Tulloch and learned about their life and character. In The Cottage, Loni arrives in […]

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Worshiping with our Talents

For years I’ve gone into nursing homes to sing and share my musical abilities.  This experience actually opened the door several years ago when I was seeking a career change.  Now, I work in my day job as an activities director.  Today, I’m on the other side of the coin and looking for talent and people that are willing to […]

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Mothers of the Bible: Hannah, Praised God

Hannah was another mother that longed for a child.  She was married to Elkanah.  Hannah is her husband’s first wife and his favorite, but when she did not provide children, he married Peninnah. One can imagine how Peninnah tormented Hannah over her inability to have children. Each year they travel to the temple to worship God.  We are told that […]

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Mothers of the Bible: Naomi, from Sorrow to Joy

When we think of ideal mother-in-law, we may think about Naomi. Naomi was married to Elimelch and had two sons, Mahlon and Chilion.   Due to famine the family moves from Judea to Moab.  While they are there both sons married women named Orpah and Ruth.  Elimelch dies and later both sons die, leaving their widows childless. This is where the […]

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Worshiping with Dance

Michal despised David when she witnessed him dancing before the ark of the Lord. This is one of the most famous examples of dancing before the Lord as a form of worship. Psalm 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness Judges 11:34 When Jephthah came to his […]

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When You Never Do Right

          King David took Bathsheba as his own and when she became pregnant he had to find a quick fix.  He called her husband, Uriah the Hittite, in from the battle field. But instead of going to his wife, as David commanded, Uriah refused stating a code of honor to his fellow soldiers still on the […]

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Worshiping with Music

Finding ways to worship with music is one of my favorite forms of creative praying. If we spend more than half of each church service worshipping God through music, why shouldn’t we worship him in the same manner in the privacy of our home or car? So, what do the scriptures say about worshiping God with music?    {There are over […]

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Crying Out in Our Moment of Despair

            For three years, I suffered every kind of abuse you can imagine.  With each day, the abuse grew greater and my despair increased. Sadly, God had tried to warn me when I first entered this relationship, but I refused to heed his warning.  I thought I couldn’t live without this man. So, God gave […]

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Hall of Faith: Samuel, A Man of God

Samuel is the last person mentioned by name in the Hall of Faith {Hebrews 11}. The meaning of the name Samuel is: Name of God; asked of God; heard by God. Samuel has two books in the Old Testament named for him and was a great prophet, anointing the first two kings of Israel. 1 Samuel begins with the story of Hannah, Samuel’s mother, […]

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Behind the Song: You Raise Me Up

Happy Mother’s Day! I thought this was a fitting song for the day. You Raise Me Up almost vanished into obscurity, instead of becoming the hit song we know and love today. You Raise Me Up was composed by an Irish-Norwegian duo known as Secret Garden, performers of primarily instrumental music.   The music was composed by Rolf Lovland.  The song […]

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Hall of Faith: Rahab, She Changed

Rahab was in the promised land when the Israelite’s took possession of the land. She and her family are the only people saved during the invasion. The story of Rahab is found in the book of Joshua. The name Rahab means spacious. Rahab’s story is found in that of the Israelite’s. The chosen people of God are searching out the […]

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Armour of God: Helmet of salvation

So far in putting on the armour of God, we have gird our loins with truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, put on the shield of faith, and shod our feet with preparation of the gospel of peace. Now, it’s time to put on the most ornamental part of the ancient armour, the helmet of salvation. The fact that […]

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Book Review: The Cottage by Michael Phillips

The Cottage {Secrets of the Shetlands} is the sequel to The Inheritance {Secrets of the Shetlands} by Michael Philips. The book picks up right where The Inheritance left off with Loni Ford arriving on the Shetland Islands and the property she has inherited. At first she is not well received by the people on the islands, and has to deal with her two […]

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