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Honoring the Nurturing Heart

One thing we share in common is a Mother. We all have one and many of us are one. This month, on a special day, we celebrate the essence of motherhood, a role woven into the very fabric of creation. The Bible paints vivid portraits of mothers who shaped destinies, whispered wisdom, and cradled dreams. Let’s explore some few biblical significances while revering the nurturing […]

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April Showers: Renewal from Above

(Waxing a bit poetic this month… Think of the Psalms.) In the quiet of dawn, dew-kissed petals begin to stir under advancing sunlight as April enters silently. Weeping gentle silver tears, heaven entwines a veil of loving rain, a celestial embrace—God’s blessing descends enthusiastically to earth. Genesis 9:13 whispers to us: “I have set my rainbow in the

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Beyond Roses: Celebrating Agape on Valentine’s Day

Hearts, candy, and romance are on the minds of most as February 14th approaches. While Valentine’s Day emphasizes romantic love, the Bible invites us to celebrate a deeper, all-encompassing love: Agape. Based on the Greek word for “unconditional love,” Agape transcends emotion. It’s the love God embodies—a love that gave rise to creation, sent Jesus

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The Christmas Glory

As we enter the hustle and bustle of the intensely commercialized holiday season, please take a reflective moment to forget about gift exchanging and festive foods, and instead meditate on the true reason for celebration, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. The messenger Gabriel appeared to Mary, a young woman from Nazareth, over 2,000

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Who’s Listening?

Beloved, we know much better than the world. We know enough to use our God-given intellect filtered by the Holy Scriptures and led by the Holy Spirit to question the words of the world to see whether they are in line with God’s perfect will for us and for the unfolding of history. We must

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Godly Among the Ungodly

The world is desperately wicked, and that wickedness is named as righteousness, fulfilling Isaiah 5:20 in which woe is judged upon those who call evil good and good evil. Darkness is substituted for light and bitter for sweet. The first sin was pride and selfishness, and the fallen children continued walking that path. But brethren,

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Heat Advisory

According to climate data, the last eight years have been the most scorching on record. But since reasonably accurate records have been kept only since 1880—a rather small sampling considering the age of God’s earth—that true statement may not represent the larger and more complete truth. Regardless, it’s been hot… The Bible talks about heat,

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