Joshua 1:1-5 (2) Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Today people seek inner peace through a variety of means: self-actualization, positive thinking exercises, transcendental meditation, the practice of non-attachment, finding […]
Exodus 29:43-46 (46) And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their God. Following the death of George Floyd in Portland, Oregon in 2020 when police officer, Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s
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Genesis 46:1-7 (3) And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: ScienceDaily reported the first comprehensive nationwide study of American fears conducted by Chapman University which included 1,000 participants from all walks of life. Their survey
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Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Ernest Holmes the founder of the Church of Religious Science teaches
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Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. As of January 2022 the busiest airport in the world was Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Over 1,000 flight services operate out of the airport. It has two terminals, seven
John 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. “What if” thoughts ruin the peace that many people would otherwise enjoy. The Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C. stated that a dense fog that covers a city block 100 ft. deep is composed of about one 16 oz. glass of water divided
Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Every time I hear the song “God Will Take Care of You,” I have a vivid memory from my early childhood. I was
Mark 2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. A labyrinth of cardboard boxes zigged and zagged through the fellowship hall of the church. There
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Last year during our vacation our family went into the mountains northeast of Los Angeles to Lake Arrowhead. The lake is only at an elevation of 5177 feet but along the highway leading to the lake there are many
1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God. The young pastor had only been at his first church for a couple of
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