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May 2019
The National Day of Prayer is an annual event. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by Harry Truman that the President of the U.S. was to set aside an appropriate day each year, other than Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer. In 1988 the law was amended and signed by Ronald Reagan designating the first Thursday in May as the day of observance. The stated mission of the National Day of Prayer is “to mobilize unified public prayer for......
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The Big Reveal
11 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a...
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Take Time to Pray
Here we are and the Lenten season is almost over and soon Easter will be here with all of its promise and beauty. I pray that Spring is a true blessing to each of...
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The Last Words of Christ
Our last words carry weight. You feel it at these moments: When leaving the house to go to work When heading off to war When reading the last page of an autobiography When breathing...
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How to Be Strong
As I get older, I find it harder and harder to keep up my physical strength. Things I used to do with ease are not so simple anymore. How can I develop a spiritual...
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When the Right Time Came
During my short lifetime, I have witnessed the advent of the personal computer or PC, the change from green screens to full-color flat panel screens, from figuring out what the printout is going to...
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The Fear of the Lord
Wisdom isn’t a word you probably hear very often in casual conversation. It may not be a word you’ve heard very often lately, period. So, what is wisdom? And why is it so important...
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Pray for Guidance for the New Year
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6b) The problem with resolutions is that they include a “forever” commitment. We’re going to lose weight, exercise...
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The Ultimate Picture of Freedom
I’m pretty sure that just about everyone who has attended Gloria Dei knows that I have a granddaughter named Hazel and that I think she is terrific. Being a grandfather is one of the...
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And the Word Became Flesh
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) I’m a regular at...
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