by debracelovsky | Mar 8, 2024 | One Year Bible, Word
I can tell you from continuing experience that we never stop learning things about ourselves. The work of Christ illuminates that self-willed inner us and asks—again and again—what we intend to do about it. Case in point. I was checking out several sites for an...
by debracelovsky | Aug 14, 2023 | One Year Bible, Word
The word at the right time is like precious gold set in silver Proverbs 25:11 (CEV) Do you remember the last time you could have used some encouragement? When you felt depleted, weary, and knew that the presence of someone to look you in the eye and speak that timely...
by debracelovsky | May 1, 2023 | Family Life, One Year Bible
Children do not inherit their father’s religion by natural succession. They must be trained in it. Lord Arthur Hervey The challenge, of course, is in the doing. Which brings us to a strange book about a period of time that’s been called “the dim...
by debracelovsky | Mar 7, 2023 | One Year Bible, Uncategorized, Word
Give her what she wants and be done with her. Jesus’ disciples in Matthew 15:23 Mark 7 (and see Matthew 15) It doesn’t matter how long we’ve followed Christ, our life experiences, or knowledge of the Bible—when desperate prayers are delayed we wonder...
by debracelovsky | Feb 13, 2023 | One Year Bible, Random Thinkings
OYB Exodus 28, 31, 35 and 36 The very impulse to create is divine. Although we may agree, those impulses are often assigned the status of hobby. Should they be? In her little book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, writer Madeleine L’Engle speaks...
by debracelovsky | Jan 30, 2023 | One Year Bible
You’ve just got to try to do everything you can when it’s your time to do it. Sol Giunta, Army Staff Sgt, Medal of Honor Winner, 2010 Imagine you are an Egyptian woman living in 13th century B.C. Egypt. You and another highly skilled woman are heads of the Guild of...
