Month: October 2023
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Look at that tree!
We have reached that time of year when I’m constantly telling my husband to “look at that tree!” and he in turn says “look at that tree!” as we are traveling down the road. The trees, in my opinion, have reached their peak. The colors are so vibrant. They are beautiful shades of yellow, orange,…
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Jury Duty
This past week, I was summoned for jury duty. In the thirty years since I legally became an adult, this is the first time I was called to do my civic duty. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), I was not selected to hear the case. I was in the final group to be questioned and the…
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He Taught Them
There are verses in the Bible that we quickly read over to get the more “meatier” text of Scripture. Surely, no one could doubt the importance of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7, but the introduction to that sermon, “Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:” (Matthew 5:2), carries with it a tremendous…
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The Country Preacher
“Come to Bethel and transgress, at Gilgal multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.” Amos 4:4 Amos is one of the sheep breeders of Tekoa, a place about six miles southeast of Bethlehem and 10 miles southeast from Jerusalem. Tekoa was the dividing line between the cultivated land in the…
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A Greater Than Solomon Is Here!
The wisdom of Solomon is probably the best-known story of the great king. In 1 Kings 3, the Lord appeared to Solomon and granted him the opportunity to ask for anything that he wanted. Most people may have asked for power or riches or long life, but Solomon understood the enormity of the task of…
Grace & Salt 