By Jill Roberts
Posted: December 30, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé There are so many verses that Michael and I could have chosen to send to you, our amazing readers, in order to help ring in the New Year. Of all the possibilities, we chose the following two: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: December 20, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé This week, I told Michael that a particular Christmas carol, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” was repeatedly playing in my heart and head. We reread its words, and Michael said, “This is the Christmas theme we have been looking for! We will write about it as
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: December 15, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Have you ever asked yourself or have you ever had others ask you this central question: “What makes the Bible credible? After all, is it not critical to establish this before you, yourself, spend a lifetime or before advocating that someone else spend a lifetime, studying and living
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: December 9, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Last week, we had an overview of Jacob and the, at times, inexplicable favor of God on his life. This week, we will zoom in on the remarkable early life of Jacob, a man known as both a deceiver of unparalleled proportions and, also, as an iconic Patriarch
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: December 1, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael so wisely takes two of the ideas in this week’s title, wandering and wondering, and transforms them from their pejorative connotations into something positive , something spiritually rich. He says of Scripture’s stories, “It’s not for us to judge, but we can always wonder. Wondering about
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: November 18, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé First, Michael and I are so very thankful for you, the readers of our blog. Thank you for your encouragement, as you write comments at the website and as you text and email us about the blog. Your insights are amazing and guide us in our choice of
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: November 18, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé As we approach the close of our study of Abraham, Michael, as only Michael can, has made some observations that are profound and which contemplate the whole sweep of Scripture as well as the first half of Genesis, where we have been camped for almost six months.
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: November 11, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé As Michael and I promised at the beginning of our series of blogs on the subject of “The God of Love in the Old Testament,” we will not skip over the so-called “hard sayings,” the passages that challenge us most in finding God to truly be a God
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: November 4, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé Michael raised such a fascinating point in speaking about our most recent Biblical protagonist, Abraham’s nephew, Lot. Michael said, “In thinking back over the years that followed the time that Abraham and Lot went their own ways – Abraham to Canaan and Lot to Sodom –
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By Jill Roberts
Posted: October 27, 2022
By Jill Roberts and Michael Canalé A person can attend church every week, join a Bible Study, become a member of a small group and rise to leadership roles in every one of these admirable activities and yet, Michael and I believe that such an individual will still find this week’s central story from
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