by debracelovsky | Sep 26, 2022 | One Year Bible, Prayer, Travel
Recently, I left the wine country north of San Francisco where I live to visit relatives living in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. It had been some years since I’d been to SoCal, and never that far southeast in the state. It’s a remarkable drive....
by debracelovsky | Sep 12, 2022 | One Year Bible, Word
He sits at a table with parchments before him, the familiar quill in his hand. His chambers are not in an unimaginably ornate palace like his son would one day build. Nor do they in any way rival the splendor of Egyptian or Assyrian or Babylonian kings. But it is...
by debracelovsky | Sep 1, 2022 | One Year Bible
I stand at the white board in front of the class, marker in one hand, a story I am about to read in the other. It’s a combination class of homeschooled fourth through sixth graders who attend classes twice a week at our church. These are offered through a...
by debracelovsky | Aug 18, 2022 | One Year Bible, Word
Arrival In A.D. 51, a ship just arrived from Athens sailed into the blue waters of the Saronic Bay. A man disembarked, facing an eight-mile walk to the city of Corinth. He was alone—and disheartened. Paul’s time in Athens had been uncharacteristically...
by debracelovsky | Aug 6, 2022 | One Year Bible, Prayer
Deep reading processes may be under threat as we move into digital-based modes of reading. Maryanne Wolf in The Guardian It happened a few days ago. The opening words of a familiar chapter in my OYB: I urge you . . .present your bodies. . . sacrifice . . . holy . . ....
by debracelovsky | Jul 18, 2022 | One Year Bible, Word
Pay attention to the vital few. . .. John Paul DeJoria, American entrepreneur At Festus’ command, Paul was brought in. The Acts of the Apostles 25:23 The Setting, Acts 24 It is a massive complex on the Mediterranean coast, completed in 9 B.C. Caesarea Maritima :...
