By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 12, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael says of this amazing ending to the story we have been studying for the past three weeks: “Biblical lessons learned need to be held tight. Otherwise, we make the same mistakes over and over again.” This wisdom will be strongly affirmed as we turn back
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 5, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael so powerfully says, “Glory has always been attached to military battles, but true glory has its great potential in spiritual battles.” Last week, we left Balaam just beginning his spiritual journey to meet King Balek and with God very angry that he was going. Right
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 28, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael says that, “The Old Testament is the story of interesting facts and profound lessons. It’s all there for you to read.” Today, this statement will be so clear as we turn our primary attention to the facts and lessons regarding a mystic, a practitioner of
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 21, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael describes this week’s blog so well when he says, “Now, we turn to the story of Balaam who makes a cameo appearance that teaches an unforgettable lesson about both mankind and God. It is another example of how understanding the Bible polishes our minds.” The
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 14, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael says, with regard to Moses’ view of God, “Some people think God is a star. They limit Him. But God is all the stars. You can’t pinpoint God. He is everything.” How did Moses continue to work hard and smart, right after God had told
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 7, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael speaks so well about this week’s study when he says, “When you just talk to God, you are actually praying. He is a good listener. He answers with hurdles and challenges and teachings and blessings.” How many dialogues have we already listened to between God
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 29, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé You recall that Michael so wisely said, “The best goal on Earth is to find your puzzle pieces.” For we need not reflect very long to see the rough road ahead when we look at life and are baffled or, in other words, are puzzled by
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 24, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé While discussing this week’s study, one that takes us to the Promised Land, itself, Michael said something that completely illuminated this story as well as, and more importantly, the character and heart of God. He said, “Don’t be dogmatic. Don’t look down from above, at what happens
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 15, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Last week, Michael said something so important and thought provoking that I knew we must make its message the centerpiece of one of these weekly studies. This fact is not a surprise. What, however, was surprising and a clear affirmation of what he had said, was that the
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 8, 2023
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael so astutely says, “Numbers do not lie. One way to make God’s world true is to number it.” Entering into the next Old Testament Book, we note that, though the 36 Chapters of this Book take us down many physical miles and over even more
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