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The True Israelite
Jacob deceived his father in order to receive the birthright. He deceived his uncle Laban in escaping after managing to have Laban’s sheep bear spotted or speckled young. He deceived his brother Esau on Jacob’s return and went in the opposite direction from the one they had agreed upon. Deceit was almost characteristic of Jacob,…
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The Bridge Of Truth
“He is light without any falsehood, and with that truth, He confounded and destroyed the lie that the Devil told to Eve, with which he broke up the road to Heaven, and the Truth brought the pieces together again, and cemented them with His blood.” ( St. Catherine of Siena,“The Dialogue”) ST. Catherine of Siena…
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The Bride Of Christ
One day Jesus was quite tired. He had been walking with his disciples for the better part of the morning, and seeing a well at about noon, he sat down near it and let his disciples go to the nearby town to get food for them all. This is the story of Jesus at the…
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That We May Believe
“I’m a West Texas girl, and if I know anything, I know that you never, ever, pick up a snake by its tail, and when I read that in the Bible, (Exodus 4:4) I knew that it was really God speaking to Moses, and I believed.” These were the words of Ellen, a young woman…
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More Than A Profit
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own home town, among his relations and in his own home.” He could not do many miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. We was amazed at their lack of faith. (Matthew 6:4-6) In only…
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Jesus and Jonah
How is it possible that manyi Ghristians believe the Christmas story and the Easter story, but laughingly reject the story of Jonah? In fact, Jonah has become a colorful children’s story, and is treated as cute entertainment. I once heard a speaker assert that there can’t be literal truth n it, as there are no…
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Land Within A Land
Heidi, a friend of mine from Germany, once told me that “Texas is to America what Bavaria is to Germany.” In what way?” I asked. “Texas is like a whole different country inside the united States,” she answered. Heidi had probably seen more of the U.S. Than I had, as her husband was on an…
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God’s Countenance
In the midst of issuing a list of laws and instructions to Moses for His people, God paused and said to Moses, “Say to Aaron and his sons, ‘Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, ‘ The Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord make His face to…
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In The Beginning
We hadn’t driven our second car for about two weeks when Jack went out to start it up and drive it to an errand. He had trouble starting it, so he lifted the hood and to his astonishment found a messy nest of leaves and a young possum staring at him and hissing. Jack came…
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Make Straight Paths
A voice calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3) I always imagined the desert in this passage to be like the image in my mind of the Sahara Desert, and the rolling dunes I had seen in pictures. It would…
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