By Jill Roberts
Posted: July 2, 2021
Recently, Michael Canale, co-author of this blog, and I were talking about the change of seasons, as we just transitioned into summer, when he brought up the much deeper concept of spiritual seasons, saying, “You know what I mean, seasons, but not like those in the Almanac.” Thus, this week’s title and the subject of
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 25, 2021
In his article on the prophet, Elisha, I. Gordon writes, “There is a very interesting little story hidden away in 2 Kings 6 concerning Elisha and the king of Aram. In the Bible, we read of powers and principalities and battles in the spiritual realm, yet only a few glimpses of this realm are given.
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 18, 2021
Recently, Michael Canale, co-author of this blog, and I were discussing sacred objects in the Church and in God’s world, in general, when he so auspiciously said, “I guess that there are just some very divine “things that are wrapped in purple.” Thus, the title and theme of this blog. Certainly, most Church attendees, particularly
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 12, 2021
This week, an Instagram post from an amazing Bible Study teacher, Priscilla Shirer, was particularly powerful. She was quoting from her Elijah Study with this gem of wisdom: “Your loving Father has categories of answers, solutions and options that you don’t even know exist.” Reflecting on this, the Bible story of King Jehoshaphat, found in
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: June 4, 2021
Recently, Pastor Chris Ward of Yorba Linda Friends Church, began a sermon at Rock Harbor Church, Costa Mesa, with the following thought: We have been born into two kingdoms. Most are well aware of the establishment of the Kingdom of God or, synonymously, the Kingdom of the Heavens. Jesus talked about these continuously. It is
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: May 28, 2021
How many times have you heard someone make the statement, often while angry at a wrong committed against them, that, “I’ll forgive but I won’t forget!” Sadly, this form of holding a grudge is as common as it is nonproductive of true forgiveness. Even when not actually stated, this business of forgiving but not forgetting
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: May 19, 2021
Tomorrow we will celebrate Pentecost. Among Christians, it derives its name and date from Easter plus 49 days or the fiftieth day, and it is the time we associate with the magnificent outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Jesus’ apostles and other believers in Jerusalem. There is much to be said about this amazing day.
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: May 14, 2021
In previous blogs, we have talked about our life paths or roads and how God guides us along the way. In each of our lives, He has set a destination which is always for us to come to know Him in a highly personal relationship that gives us peace and the direction forward for the
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: May 7, 2021
Have you ever been driving in an unfamiliar location and decided to use your GPS to get home as expeditiously as possible? We all frequently do just this, I imagine, and, in the beginning, we faithfully follow our GPS voice’s instructions, grateful for the guidance. About halfway there, however, we may begin to recognize the
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: April 30, 2021
In our first blog, we explored our spiritual path in life and the light which illuminated our way on this path. Today, let’s revisit this subject and look at it from another perspective, one that may surprise as much as it will provide complete satisfaction for the soul. My friend and most trusted idea advisor,
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