Tag Archives: Christian living

Gift #1048: Preparing for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

For the posts leading up to Christmas, I usually try to do a theme that’s been on my heart.  This year I’d like to focus each day on an Old Testament prophesy about the coming Messiah and then its fulfillment … Continue reading →

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Gift #1042: Thanksgiving Praise #2 – Found

Posted on November 24, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today’s blog features one of my favorite parables that Christ told.  “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she … Continue reading →

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Gift #1041: Thankgiving Blessing #1 – Rest

Posted on November 22, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today’s words are probably one of the best loved of Christ’s invitations: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle … Continue reading →

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Gift #1040: Preparing for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 21, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving will be this week; I can’t comprehend how the days are flying by so fast.  And then preparations for Christmas start.  That is always a very busy, stressful time because my family living here  go for a … Continue reading →

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Gift #986: Happy Easter

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Happy Resurrection Day!  I hope you all had a wonderful day and found joy in celebrating new life.  As is our usual tradition, I have a Easter hymn to share with you today.  I wasn’t quite for sure what song … Continue reading →

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Gift #985: Road to Easter #6

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

I hope this past week has been a blessing to you as we’ve been preparing for Easter tomorrow.  We’ve traced our own journeys of redemption through the context of the nation of Israel.  And as they entered their promised land, … Continue reading →

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Gift #984: Road to Easter #5

Posted on March 26, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Yesterday we explored the concept of rest as it related to Israel’s entering their promised land and how it is also a gift of our accepting God’s promises.  Today we’re going to look at the theme of inheritance.  Entering the … Continue reading →

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Gift #983: Road to Easter #4

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today we’re going to transition from the journeying to entering.  This was a pivotal moment in Israel’s history – when they went from being a wandering tribe to a landed nation.  The entering came much the same way as the … Continue reading →

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Gift #982: Road to Easter #3

Posted on March 24, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

The history of the Israelite nation is, like ours, a series of ups and downs, of triumphs and failures, of trust and doubt.  They could move swiftly between the two extremes and within one chapter, the exulting nation leaving Egypt … Continue reading →

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Gift #618: Spring prayer

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ordinarymiracletoday

Whew!  It’s been a busy week.  I’ve been out late with friends the past couple of nights so I haven’t blogged and now it feels like it’s been way too long since typing on the ol’ keyboard.  I’m reading a … Continue reading →

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