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Holy Week 2020
This week has been also called “the quiet week” in the Scandinavian countries. The church buildings across the lands may indeed be quiet. Nearly two thousand years ago our Savior was silent before His accusers,...
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“BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HAVE NOT SEEN AND YET HAVE BELIEVED”
“It would seem that the report of the resurrection meant little to Thomas. Even though the other disciples told him that they had seen the Lord, Thomas refused to believe—he would not be convinced by...
in Lent
The Indwelling Word
I found this article from March 1987. It fit so appropriately for the situation we find ourselves in today. Our government has asked us to maintain our “social distancing” for another month, until the...
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My Soul waits for the Lord
“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who...
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The Armor of God
Life has changed, at least for the short term. As we try to sort out the challenges of this Covid 19 virus, there are so many things that have changed, from what we call “normal”....
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The Lord’s Compassions
“My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his...
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…”and, lo, I am with you alway,”
” Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: “ Matthew 28:20 –“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever...
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The Savior in Gethsemane
“And they came to a place that was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and...
in New Year
The Old Year and the New
As we cross the threshold that leads to a new year, we reflect upon the year that has just ended, and we greet the New Year with quiet anticipation. In bidding farewell to the old...