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Monthly Archives: January 2019
The Lord Is My Help
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help comes from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. He that keeps thee will not slumber.
Behold, He that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is thy keeper. The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
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The Mystery of the Cross
In the New Testament Paul mentions the mystery of the gospel several times in a variety of settings. The one that caught my attention this week is the mystery of the gospel as preached by Paul and the other disciples.
In 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Paul defines the gospel: “… I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received and wherein ye stand, by which also ye are saved…..
Our Fathers’ Spiritual Legacy
While packing up the garage in preparation to move, Dan came across a box he had decorated for his dad as part of the craft activities available for summer camp at Verdugo Pines in 1964. The art on the box is a multi-media representation of their church – Grace Bible Chapel, an open Bible, a mountain with snow on it, and a sheet of paper with the word “Announcements” written at the top of the page……
Be Exalted, O God
The past few weeks have been extraordinarily busy and stressful as we have been in the middle of selling our Susanville house and buying another in the Reno area at the same time. I now understand the wisdom exercised by friends who moved a couple of years ago and waited to buy in Reno until their house sold. They lived in an apartment for a while in order to do so. But they are also in…..