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First Day of Lent Matthew 4: Into the Wilderness ——– Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. ——– Lent is a journey from the wilderness to the resurrection. Jesus set out to change the world, and he started by going to the wilderness. He went to […]

Ecclesiastes 8: Eat, Drink, and Be Glad ——— So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. […]

Genesis 2: Oops! ——– The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” ——– Throughout Creation, God is pleased with His work. He keeps saying that is GOOD! There aren’t many times God says, “Oops! That’s not good.” Turning Adam loose by himself was one of those times. It was […]

John 14: 27 Peace ——– Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ——– If there is one thing we have learned over the past couple of years, it is that […]

Genesis 1: Waters of Life ——– And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to […]

Genesis 1: Sacred Times ——– And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the […]

Genesis 1: Living Off the Land ——– And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. ——– These days there are […]

Genesis 1:2-3 Let there be Light ——– Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ——– This darkness was not the mere absence of light. It was […]

Genesis 1: Confusion and Silence ——— In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, chaos was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. ——— In the beginning, the Creator does not speak. Unlike me, God only speaks […]

John 3: The heart of the Gospel ——– For God so loved <the world> that he gave his one and only Son, that <whoever believes in him> shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son to <the world> to condemn <the world>, but to save <the world> through him. […]