Category: Bible Reflections

• Cleaning Time Finds

  Monday when I began cleaning up a literal storm I found a few things. Some clothes I forgot existed and some odds and ends hiding in various corners of boxes. It was kind of funny, but nice to find some things I realized I really missed and needed. Cross-Stitch was not just busybody work for…

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  December 13, 2023

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, God’s Timing, Modern American History, World History

  Ancient Egypt, bible, cleaning, cross-stitch projects, doomed, elite schools, finds, history, King Tut, male babies, Moses, projects, rage, reading, students, World History

• Devotional Catch Up

  Starting with Chapter 8 Angela delves into the various prophecies succumbing around the Nativity narrative. Her reflections and knowledge has brought about new perspective and clarity for those of us in this discussion group. Honestly, with nearly 200 members it’s hard to have a real discussion. However, she adds on to her thoughts from the…

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  December 12, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Family, God’s Timing, World History

  betrothal, catch-up, Chapters of prophecy, Christ, Christmas devotion, devotional, Family, Gentiles, God, Israel, lineage, Messiah, passages, prophecy, timing

• December

  The first week of Christmas has already disappeared. What happened? How is it that it’s Friday the 8th. The Christmas Program is over and tomorrow is Grandma’s Church Program. It just doesn’t seem possible for that to be the next item on the Christmas list. I do think they have moved it up a week…

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  December 8, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Family, Modern American History

  cards, choir, Christmas, Church Program, crying, emotions, Family, family mannerisms, holes, letters, life, loving, observations, Pearl Harbor, prayer, reading, School Christmas Program, stroke, writing

• Star Of Wonder

  Egypt is a special place for God, Adonai. Ms. Hunt again has done her research and 3 times Egypt came to Israel’s rescue in Bible Times. Of course this third time was centuries after Moses happened to the royal family and the Red Sea miracle. All of those events were long gone and written into…

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  December 6, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Women, World History

  account, arabic, bible, Egypt, Egyptians, hanukkah, Hellenized Jews, Jewish nation, maccabees, Nativity story, scripture, Sparta, Troy

• Day #5

  The topic today is the Temple. The angle she mentioned from a woman needing to purify herself by paying for the offering of 2 turtledoves and pigeons. Childbirth was different in many ways and simpler compared to the hospital settings nowadays. Oral history was a tradition for the Jews and the verse in Genesis 3:15…

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  December 5, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Women, World History

  advent, bible, bible-daily, Christmas, Christmas devotional, devil, devotion time, Genesis, God, midwifery, mothers, offerings, oral history, pigeons, pregancy, purification, sacrifices, scripture, The Temple, turtledoves

• My Home State Losing Moral Authority

  Unfortunately life is not done in a petri dish. I want to believe my fellow Hoosiers are good morally calibrated people, experience has taught us even the reddest state or conservative state is not immune to dumb decision making from lawmakers or even our Education department. Recently before Thanksgiving a headline came out regarding an…

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  December 4, 2023

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Bible Reflections, Modern American History, Women

  Catholic College, Catholic Faith, headlines, ideas, Men Pretending, Mental Illness, Musical scholarship, notoriety, Women

• Devotional Day 3

  Over the years I have learned some very compelling facts of the Christmas Nativity. There are different authors I have read and various Preachers who have had highlighted aspects not usually in the telling of the story. The past 3 days have already been so enlightening. Ms. Hunt has so much knowledge and is sharing…

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  December 3, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Women

  bible, blessings, Christ, Christian author, christianity, devotion, devotion time, devotional, devotions, favorite author, Hunt, lams, online discussion, salt and light, topics discussed

• A Purpose

  All week I have been experiencing some lows personally. It is a fact of life that we will have difficulties that accompany the highs and victories of life. I know this all too well having dealt with Bipolar in my family. It doesn’t take a diagnosis to know when someone is depressed. After a while…

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  December 1, 2023

  Bible Reflections, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  bible, bipolar, call, Christian love, depression, diagnosis, difficulties, faith, God, inspiration, jesus, life, messages, music, purpose, victories, writing

• First Day of Discussion

  Wow! It’s actually here the first day of our Book Discussion. Angela Hunt, one of my favorite authors is hosting an online discussion of her newest book. It is a devotion, “Star of Wonder” covers the span of the 25 days of Christmas. This could not have come at a better time for me. My…

  Garnetjewel

  December 1, 2023

  Bible Reflections, God’s Timing, World History

  1st Day, advent, Christian, Christmas, devotion, devotional, discussion, history details

• Time & Christmas

  Although I am no longer that young naive girl so excited to get presents on Christmas; I love making a Christmas atmosphere. The anticipation is most of the fun of Christmas. I don’t expect much in that way as much as I do the looks on everyone else’s looks from the stocking stuffers I am…

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  November 30, 2023

  Are These American Ideals Gone?, Bible Reflections, Family

  Christmas, division, Family, memories, reminders, time, youngsters