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The 365 Days of Christmas – Delores Topliff
It’s that time of year when we sing Christmas carols, and our hearts turn to the amazing eternal gift of God’s son sent to Bethlehem’s manger to redeem all who will receive and believe on His name. This year, instead … Continue reading
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Something to rest on …
Mahalia Jackson, the “Queen of Gospel,”was orphaned in early childhood and raised by an aunt. They lived next door to a church in New Orleans where she first heard gospel music. She also heard blues singers but remained a devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakthrough, Gospel songs. Mehalia Jackson, Lincoln Memorial, Path builder, Segregation
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Keep the wind at your back and the sun on your face EXCEPT…
Our Minnesota farm sits at the edge of the prairies where forested land begins, but most local land has been cleared to cultivate farms. That means the wind blows wild and free a ross the prairies. I check daily wind … Continue reading
The Fragrance of Christ
Years ago while in Jerusalem I was privileged to meet Pastor Richard Wurbrand and his wife Sabina and hear them speak three times. Wurmbrand was tortured and imprisoned for fourteen years in Communist Romania for his Christian witness. The Wurmbrands … Continue reading
Byzantine Mosaics – From the Many, One.
It’s a long story, but I’ve hosted European friends here in North America, and enjoyed staying in their homes. Two of them decided that the next time I visited Spain, we should tour Bologna, Ravenna, and Venice by plane and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, byzantine-mosaics, Master Design, Ravenna Italy, unity
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Unpacking The Lord’s Prayer
In graduate school, I took the required Old English course and was fascinated to read Fæder úre (the Lord’s Prayer) in its much more Germanic English words of around 1,000 A.D. Here’s how the words looked then: Fæder úre, þú … Continue reading
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“When the day of Pentecost was fully come . . .”
Throughout scripture, the dove represents peace and restoration. When the flood waters receded, the dove returned and brought Noah an olive branch. Doves feature in Psalms 55, 68, and 74. After the Lord’s baptism in the River Jordan, all four … Continue reading
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Doves – Symbol of the Holy Spirit
The Dove, symbol for the Holy Spirit. Throughout the Bible, the dove is a messenger of peace, restoration, and safety. The dove returns to Noah bringing an olive branch to show the flood had ended. After Jesus was baptized in … Continue reading
Bible instruction for destroying idols
In 1984, on my first of nine lengthy trips to Israel, I was eager to study Bible Archaeology to teach my Bible College students and friends. An English visitor who was boarding in the same Israeli home insisted I visit … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible archaeology, Cleansing, idols, Joshua, Solomon, Tel Hazor
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A Cleansing Stream
In Judaism, a mikveh (or sometimes mikvah) is a ritual bath for purification and cleansing to prepare worshippers to enter the temple. The name means “collection of water.” The water must come from a natural source such as a lake, … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Essenes, flowing water, Israel, John the Baptist, Jordan River, mikveh, unmoving water
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Rivers of Living Water
News Flash – Thank God for the Israel/Hamas Hostage Release agreement. May it move forward and be perfectly completed. The Jordan River divides Jordan (photo #1) from Israel (photo #2). Both countries share the river which is divided by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilizations, Essential to Life, living water, National Borders, Rivers, Water
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The Garden Tomb – “Peace be still!”
I’ve been blessed to be inside Jerusalem’s Garden Tomb several times. I’ve seen the extra space hollowed out to accommodate a man of taller than average height. Stillness and darkness ruled in that place for three days while guards stood … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden Tomb, Light Dispels Dark, Peace Be Still, Powerful Seeds, The Power of Life
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A Special Light
I’m not writing about Israel today, but I hope you’ll see the connection. Teaching in a small Christian college brought many special dividends. Students came from around the world and lived in our homes instead of in dorms. Sometimes their … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Kells, Iona, Ireland, Scotland, St. Columba, Things we can't esplain
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The God Who Helps
As told in A Traveling Grandma’s Guide to Israel, my travel memoir of nine great trips there over forty years, I’ve had several unexplained experiences of divine help. Both times, the young woman with me and I were going to … Continue reading
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, God’s preserved Word
As we celebrate Independence Day in the United States, let’s also thank the Lord for the proof of His unchanging word preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls. You probably know the story. In 1946, Bedouin boys searched for a lost … Continue reading
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