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Thursday, December 19, 2024
December 19th, 2024
           One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the traditional music that we sing and enjoy.  Carols brighten and inspire us during the shorter and often colder days of December leading up to Jes...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 16, 2024
December 16th, 2024
             As you likely know, Isaiah 9:2-7 is a prophecy concerning the birth and destiny of Jesus.  We read these lovely words during the Advent season as we await the birth of Jesus.  It is from ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
December 16th, 2024
           Paul had great affection and appreciation for Timothy.  Paul was a spiritual father to a younger Timothy.  Two of our books in the Bible are Paul’s letters to Timothy.  Simply reading those...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 9, 2024
December 12th, 2024
           Most of us enjoy the music of Christmas.  The traditional carols teach us wonderful theology but also offer us rich opportunities to praise and thank God for the gift and grace that we cele...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 2, 2024
December 2nd, 2024
           When we read the words “bring back,” we immediately think that something is lost, missing or off track.  To bring something back would suggest that it is not where it needs to be.  At its c...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, November 25, 2024
November 25th, 2024
          It is remarkable that both Psalm 106 and 107 begin the same way.  It would seem that the Holy Spirit used both chapters to drive home the same important lesson for us to see.  Each opening v...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
November 14th, 2024
           Most people do not wish to suffer.  Practically nobody longs for a chance to suffer. But suffering is real.  And it comes in a variety of forms.  There can be physical suffering for sure.  ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, November 11, 2024
November 11th, 2024
           John 17 is often called the “high priestly prayer of Jesus.”  He prayed for Himself, His disciples and all believers.  That last petition means that Jesus prayed for us!  Yes, before His ar...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, November 7, 2024
November 7th, 2024
            In Mark 1, Jesus healed a man who suffered from leprosy.  This man who came to Jesus was desperate and even begged for healing on his knees.  We can imagine what he must have felt.  Lepros...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, November 4, 2024
November 3rd, 2024
         The book of Genesis has so many wonderful stories of faith, triumph and God’s prevailing power.  We think of Noah, Joseph, Isaac and Jacob.  We think of the creation story and God speaking th...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
October 31st, 2024
            In Luke 12, we find some extensive teaching material from Jesus.  And Jesus was often called by the name or title “teacher” or “rabbi.”  And He did teach.  He was the greatest teacher ever...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, October 28, 2024
October 28th, 2024
        My current Bible reading and study time is devoted to Luke’s gospel.  You may have read Luke’s gospel recently too.  It spans twenty-four chapters.  It moves quickly.  The writer, Luke, was a ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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