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Salvation comes from the LORD The total global apparel market is 1.5 Trillion USD.  And it is expected to grow to over 2 Trillion USD by 2026. (source: statista.com) And that does not even take blankets into account! In the account of creation, God made man and woman in His own image.  Nothing is said…

A Prayer for All Ages and All People How many times has each of us prayed this prayer without really thinking about what is being said in these short verses?  I would hope and pray that this short study will help you, as it did me, in focusing on its true meaning, a prayer for…

Forgiveness – A Faith-based Response My Bible is rich with hand-written notes from sermons and Bible studies over decades.  Last Sunday, the gospel reading was from Luke’s gospel. And as I reviewed the pages in my Bible, I found this quote from a sermon in January 1998.  Listen to these words of wisdom: “forgiveness is…

Isn’t Two Greater Than One? Matthew’s gospel records our LORD’s Sermon on the Mount.  In chapter six, Jesus says, “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (6:21) The question is, “what treasure is there in knowing Christ?”  Let us go back to the beginning times of Abraham and his descendants.  In…

“I see,” says the blind man.  According to grammarhow.com, “(the) phrase is known as a Wellerism, named after Sam Weller in Charles Dickens’ ‘The Pickwick Papers.’” What does this mean? Grammarhow continues to say, “(the) meaning is that a person has understood or comprehended something, but they can’t entirely do so.”  Of course, the blind…

The Pool of Healing My study today was prompted by the story in John 5 regarding the invalid for some thirty-eight years and unable to get to the pool of healing (Bethesda).  Personally, I am not one to be patient in waiting as evidenced by our first child.  My wife was in labor for over…

This Latin phrase has been used throughout time and has been used in various musical ways to show praise and honor to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Much has been written both in prose and poetry on this subject.  First, let us take a look at the Latin and its meaning.  Laudes is the nominative plural…

The Grace Chapter: Luke 15 The first thing that comes to mind in the phrase, “lost and found,” is the world-renown hymn, Amazing Grace.  John Newton, the hymn’s author, was well known for his profane and wicked life and even preached it to his sailor comrades. Newton had a great love of the sea.  As…