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Then he made for them a feast, and they ate and drank. Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water!” He…

Matthew 14: 1-12 1 At that time Herod the ruler heard reports about Jesus; 2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him…

[1] At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, [2] And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. [3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in…

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Adapted from ‘The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World’ by Billy Graham (W Publishing Group, 2006). Used by Permission. This is the essence of sin: rebellion against God. Adam and Eve’s decision [to rebel in the Garden of Eden] is repeated by every generation and every person. We are all guilty…

If I try to be like him, who will be like me? –Yiddish Proverb

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul. May keep the path. but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far. But God will bring him where the Blessed are. –Henry Van Dyke

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame. –Thomas a Kempis

From there he went up to Beer-sheba. That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you and increase your offspring for the sake of My servant Abraham.” So he built an altar there and invoked…

Then he made for them a feast, and they ate and drank. Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace. That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water!” He…

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