How can we be together and yet apart? How can we be unified in a country where there are so many glaring differences? I know that when some of the commercials are played that emphasize the need to band together while staying apart, I honestly want to roll my eyes. I think the world is […]
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Because I live in the center of the United States, I do not have any diving experience. Actually to be honest, I am not a great swimmer, so I am not sure that diving is really a hobby that I was pursue anyway. After all, we do have lakes in Nebraska, and even dive teams […]
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Can there be a more fitting title of a blog post for the 5th of May than a book title that contains the name, “Guacamole?” I read the book, Holy Guacamole: A Glorious Discovery of your Undeniable Worth by Carrie Stephens during the winter as one of my first non-fiction books of the year. What […]
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I have a list of authors that I consistently look for. One of my very favorites is Susan May Warren! I think I read her first series fairly soon after it was released. What I appreciate about her books … + She writes what she knows. Mostly. I am not sure that she has […]
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True confessions: I am not a pet person. I did enjoy having dogs growing up, and I tolerated the cats. But all of our pets were outdoors and pretty much stayed out of the way. The same is true of that cat that we inherited when we moved out to our acreage two years […]
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Behold the Lamb of God focuses on how Old Testament Scriptures point to Jesus. Songs also tell about Jesus’ birth, His life along with His death and Resurrection. But the last song is the reminder that we wait for God to carry believers home someday. Because the end is only the beginning. Glory to JesusAncient […]
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In one of Jesus’ first public appearances in His ministry, He was baptized. John the Baptist proclaimed that He was the one that everyone was waiting for. Jesus is the Messiah, the long awaited One. I am so thankful that Jesus is our Savior. Behold the Lamb of GodWho takes away our sinBehold the Lamb […]
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Love is wrapped all throughout Christmas. But the path was not easy. Sometimes we dismiss the pain that was involved for Mary to bring the Savior into the world. The situation was messy and uncomfortable. Imperfect, just as those He came to save. It was not a silent night There was blood on the ground […]
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The Bible is a book of prophecy. Many predictions from the Old Testament come true in the New. Others will come true sometime in the future. Andrew Peterson talks about these prophecies in two songs. Prophecy: Matthew’s Begats Anyone who starts to read the Bible from the beginning of the New Testament might be surprised […]
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In the “Behold the Lamb of God” production, three classic hymn songs are included. Two of the renditions are instrumental. I appreciate the fact that rather than writing a new theme, Andrew Peterson stuck with traditional songs that tell the story of Jesus. Hymn 1: O come, O come, Emmanuel The first tells of the […]
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