In yesterday’s Emailmeditation you were introduced to “The John 10:10 Project.” Today, I am sending four more samples. Watch these, and then visit their website for more: John 10:10 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJohn1010Project The John 10:10 Project website: https://thejohn1010project.com ————————————— From now on, every time I see a Monarch butterfly, I will be reminded of this […]
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Above painting:  Jesus’ Interview with Nicodemus, James Tissot (1836-1902) ******************************      (…continued)  The positive influence of the missionaries is seen in a story that takes place many years after Abner Hale and the first generation of Christian missionaries had died. It is the story of a Hawaiian husband and wife who lived in an old shack back
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    (…continued) Nicodemus came to Jesus and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.” That is a good point. It is one you would think everyone could have seen. If someone can
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John 3:1-17 — Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were
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By Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) in Wishful Thinking (1973). Above painting of Job by Russian painter Ilya Repin (1844-1930) ********************************** Job 1:14-19 —  One day, a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword,
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   In 2008 there was a global financial crisis which resulted in a recession. At the center of it all was a Housing Bubble caused by years of low interest rates and easy credit. Many creative (and foolish) mortgage tools were developed and widely used. When the bubble burst, some of the largest banks
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   (…continued) The Bible is filled with hundreds of wonderful verses. Most Emailmeditations include three. In addition to that, I have posted on my website a daily schedule for the reading of many of the very best verses. There are at least three for each day of the year– over 1200 in all. These
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   It is the night before Christmas, 2:00 in the morning and you are tired. But you are still up, sitting by the Christmas tree, trying to figure out how to assemble the Barbie and Ken Deluxe Doll House. Your daughter has been asking for that for weeks, and in just a few
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   (…continued) At about that same time, Cleo was dying of cancer. She never talked about it, but was always cheerful and upbeat. Folks knew she was sick, and some said she must be in denial. But Cleo wasn’t in denial. She knew she was dying, but she wanted to focus on living as
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Above painting: Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Rembrandt, 1633 ************************* From sermon at Calvary Lutheran Church, Rapidan, MN., June 23, 2024; for their 150th Anniversary year celebration. I was their pastor for six years in the 1980’s. Mark 4:35-41 — That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to
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