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We had a rich and rewarding walk through the Bible over the last two weeks. To top it off, we read the book of Hebrews in our Sunday service. Written to a Jewish ‘audience,’ Hebrews really helps make sense of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, Hidden treasures, Inspiration, Missions
Tagged Bible, correction, inspirational, missions
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Power
Mary* was not having a very good day, to say the least. Having been left by her husband weeks ago—without a job or source of income—she has been struggling to feed her three children, the youngest being five months old. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, Inspiration, Life Matters, Prayer
Tagged Bible, changed thinking, choice, inspirational, poverty, renewed mind
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Ceremonially
Ceremonially Try saying that. Now say it again. Again. It’s funny—of all the lists of names and places in the Old Testament that look so complicated to pronounce, the word that usually trips me up during our oral Bible reading … Continue reading
Curses
Curses. We kind of know what they are. In the back of my mind, I know well the maxim, especially in the Old Testament, that blessings follow obedience and curses follow disobedience. I am also aware of the many “if” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, Justice
Tagged accountability, Bible, changed thinking, choice, correction, justice
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Glory
Word for word through Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers has the potential to be a tedious read. But, on the contrary, this was an exciting day of our Bible Read-a-Thon. After the children of Israel escaped from ruthless slavery under the … Continue reading
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And It Was So
We started our two-week journey through the entire Bible today. This is our 5th annual Bible Read-a-Thon here in DOVE Nairobi. Every time, there is so much more to learn! The books of Genesis, Job and Exodus, our readings today, … Continue reading
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Finale
Our nearly 100 hours of Bible reading was capped on Sunday morning when we read through the book of Revelation. It took about one-and-a-half hours, not too much longer than a typical Sunday morning sermon (smile!) Revelation is a book … Continue reading
