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Sometimes it may take a long time before we look back and realize that at certain points an impact was made on our life. Of course, we all eventually feel “impacted” when we suffer a loss or during times of great difficulty, but certain situations can stand out in our minds like stars shining forth […]
In looking back over my past five articles when it comes to advancing in my spiritual journey, it becomes evident that I have long ago let go of most of my past to avoid longing for what will never be in the present, miss what was not beneficial or become sentimental over something that is […]
We are entering that time of the year when life gets a bit crazy. I don’t know about you, but my life is never at a standstill. It is like a running stream at times and a rushing river at other times. There are periods I can rest a bit when I hit a slow-moving […]
By Jeannette Haley “While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.” – Song of Solomon 1:12 In our Bible study recently, a question was asked that is the inspiration behind this short article. The question, which apparently was a topic of discussion, is “Why did Mary wipe Jesus’ […]
By Jeannette Haley Recently there was a great deal of flap over a Republican Sikh woman’s prayer on the second day of the RNC convention. Harmeet Dhillon, with covered head, led the invocation to her pagan god and stated that “Vaheguru, is our one true god.” While we didn’t watch the convention as a […]
By Jeannette Haley “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing.” –Psalm 92:12-14 […]
For the last couple of months, I have been considering what it means to survive the times we live in. I do not think the question for a believer is how do I survive these times but how do I stand in these times, withstand them, and continue to stand. There is a difference between […]
By Jeannette Haley “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:19a What does it mean that people perish if there is no vision? The Hebrew word for “vision” in this Scripture is “chazown” which means “a sight” (mentally) i.e. a dream, revelation or oracle. The idea here is that if the people […]
By Jeannette Haley “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” – Genesis 3:1b The unmistakable hiss of that old serpent, Satan, can still be heard covering the whole earth, yet every generation of mankind automatically listens to his flood of unceasing lies. Few ever stop to think, discern […]
By Jeannette Haley Sometimes an old song unexpectedly begins to flow through your mind, bringing with it heartwarming emotions and colorful images of days gone by. As fall proceeds to paint its way across the landscape towards Thanksgiving, the rustle of colorful leaves, the smell of woodsmoke, and the warmth of a fire can, for […]