[:en]Now with all the many devices that entertain, inform and distract us, it is really difficult for us to “turn if off”. I am struggling on how to unplug my time spent with “facebook”. Jesus encouraged his disciples to step away as well even for a brief time to have moments to draw near to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/23/17)[:]
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[:en]The father of Dave Branon was a second lieutenant leading his men on Hill 609 in North Africa during World War 2. He was critically injured when a bullet hit him in his leg. He felt constant pain in his leg but he never complained nor used it as an excuse to provide for their… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/22/17)[:]
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[:en]Elisha was a farmer. When he decided to follow prophet Elijah, he went home and took his yoke of oxen and straightened them. He burned thee plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his attendant. (1 Kings 19:21)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/21/17)[:]
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[:en]One day, an expert in the law asked Jesus a question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” He answered him: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and Love your neighbor as yourself” Then he asked Jesus: “And who is my… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/20/17)[:]
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[:en]Chinese artist Li Tang was considered a master of Chinese landscape art because of his genius with fine lines sketches on silk. The Bible tells us how God’s art gallery of creation was made. “The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies proclaim the work of his hands” (Ps. 19:1) When Solomon built God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/19/17)[:]
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[:en]Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi saying: “Value others above yourselves not looking to your own interest but each of you to the interests of the others” (Phil. 2:3-4) He cited Jesus as the great example of a selfless person focus on others “when he by the nature of God made himself nothing…humbled himself… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/18/17)[:]
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[:en]When the people saw Jesus fed the 500 with 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish, they wanted to make him king by force. So Jesus withdrew himself to a mountain by himself (John 6:1-15) The next day, the crowd saw him and Jesus said: “You are looking for me not because you saw miraculous… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/17/17)[:]
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[:en]Prior to 1940, many people died due to bacterial infection. With the discovery of penicillin, it has saved countless lives by killing the harmful bacteria. People who discovered and developed it for use won a Nobel Prize in 1945. God is a wonderful creator. He has created within man white blood cells which serves as… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/16/17)[:]
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[:en]Florence Martus was called “The Waving Girl” in Savannah, Georgia because she used to greet ships from around the world by waving a handkerchief by day or a lantern by night. Today, a statue of Florence and her faithful dog stands in Savannah’s Morrell Park permanently welcoming the incoming vessels. Paul urged his readers in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/15/17)[:]
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[:en]Albert Einstein was a genius physicist who founded the “Special Theory of Relativity”. He reasoned that since everything in the universe is in motion, all knowledge is a mater of perspective. He believed that the speed of light is the only constant by which we can measure space, time or physical mass. Jesus talked about… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/14/17)[:]