By Jill Roberts
Posted: September 17, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé The Holy Spirit has been the center of many of Michael’s and my conversations both recently and over the past few months. We agree that the Holy Spirit or “part of the three pieces to the puzzle of God,” as Michael calls Him, has often been overlooked. This
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: September 10, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Last week, Michael and I were reading C.S. Lewis’ iconic book, The Great Divorce. Some of the choices made by its characters, all of whom are fully imbued with the ability to choose between heaven and hell, led us to a fascinating discussion with regard to the concept
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 27, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canale Back in 1995, I attended a seminary named Simon Greenleaf School of Christian Apologetics. As a Christian, believing strongly in the Great Commission, and, as an attorney, accustomed to being an advocate for my legal position in court, this school met all of my needs. In this academic
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 20, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Recently, Michael and I read Ecclesiastes, which led to a discussion of how Solomon, the author of this Bible Book, had begun as the storied, wisest and richest man in the world and yet ended up cynically writing, in the first words of Ecclesiastes, that all is,
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 13, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canale As Michael and I discussed this blog and how to best present it, my mind went back to a time years ago when I read about a fascinating study where several young children and a considerable number of toys were placed in a field that had no fencing or
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: August 6, 2021
BY Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Recently, Pastor Ger Jones of Vintage Church LA in Santa Monica, California, preached on “How Do We Tell Others About Jesus?” Many churches across the world chose this or a similar topic on this Lord’s Day, but I wonder how many approached it so powerfully. Pastor Ger began
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 30, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Recently, Michael and I were talking about people in our lives who have done great deeds, yet carried them out so quietly that few are aware of the powerful nature of their journeys in this life. They flew under the radar of this world, though their accomplishments in
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 23, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canale Michael’s idea for writing this blog on the word “ Glory,” has been a surprise to me in that the word itself has even more prominence and theological sway than I had initially thought. As Michael said, it is central in Scripture, making its collateral standing in today’s
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 16, 2021
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé In preparation for this week’s blog, Michael and I discussed what our topic should be. He brought up the subjects of forgotten words and forgotten beliefs, ultimately focusing on these words, as his title of the blog sets forth, words that our world has set aside, words that
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 9, 2021
by Jill Roberts and Michael Canale Recently, Michael and I were talking about how each of us prays. Michael spoke of the best setting for prayer as being important – “finding your quiet space and talking to God.” His thought has significant affirming Scriptural authority, so much so that it made it into the Sermon
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