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Hey, Are Y'all Still Here?
I dropped off MFP after considerable success for reasons unknown today. Came back on board two weeks ago and was poking around tonight finding I'm still part of this seemingly inactive group. Anyone still out there?
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My Breast Cancer Miracle
It was a sunny day in California when I got up to go to a routine doctor appointment to talk about the result of my first ever mammogram. I got in the car, not thinking about God. Listening to a CD mix of secular 70's hits ... It was just a gorgeous, breezy day. I arrived at the office, got out, locked the doors and made…
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Sunday Ordinary 32, Proper 27, Nov 9
Joshua and the Children of Israel http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Karolingischer_Buchmaler_um_840_001.jpg/640px-Karolingischer_Buchmaler_um_840_001.jpg Joshua and the Children of Israel Karolingischer Buchmaler, c.840 Wikipedia, CCL Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27 lessons jump from…
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Saturday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27, Nov 8
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27 was a step into the world of danger. Every day, somewhere, a headline reads someone was killed. Back in the settlements of the Twelve Tribes, the Lord determined that a person, who accidentally killed someone, should have options. Most people thought if someone killed a family…
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Friday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27, Nov 7
Joshua Built an Altar of Uncut Stones Meggido uncut stone altar, Israel, Wikipedia, / Meditation Friday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27 split its focus between the honoring of the Lord by building altars made with uncut stones which would be stones carved by God (as opposed to the pagan altars hewed with cut stones -see picture…
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Thursday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27, Nov 6
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 32, Proper 27 brought the Exodus story to a close, as the Children of Israel settled in the plains surrounding Jericho. They had been working with manna for over 40 years, but they planted crops and ate from the corn they produced for their first Passover. The day after they ate their ‘old…
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Wednesday Ordinary 31, Proper 26, Nov 5
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26 told the remarkable story of the day the sun stood still. Joshua led the Children of Israel. The Amorites presented a larger deterrent and they couldn’t be vanquished rapidly. Joshua asked for God’s help—just as many have wished for a few more hours to the day. The sun stood…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26, Nov 4
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26 told the story of God's intervention. The Old Testament showed Joshua leading the Hebrews to take Jericho. There was the high walled city of Jericho with its armed soldiers walking the walls, which must have appeared fearsome to the Children of Israel. But God told Joshua what to…
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Monday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26, Nov 3
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26’s theme was about mementoes. The Psalmist cited all the ways that God would bless and the list of people and things that demonstrated the blessing of God. The Old Testament lesson in Joshua, though lengthy, celebrated the crossing by having a representative from each tribe gather…
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Sunday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26, Nov 2
Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 31, Proper 26 centered on what God did for all people. In the Old Testament lesson, God told Joshua that he would make Joshua a great man, able to lead the Children of Israel across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. Despite the fact that Joshua would be perceived as a great man, the…
