A brave ten year old boy grabbed one of the crackers topped with horseradish and other bitter herbs. Suddenly, he grabbed for both his throat and a glass of water.…
Published November 16th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
I’m not much for baseball, but that changed the day I found out that St. Paul had a better batting average than Mickey Mantle. Mickey Mantle holds the record for strike…
Published November 15th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
Biblical-era Jews went out of their way to avoid Samaria. The Bible says that Jesus was in Samaria ‘by necessity.’ It was necessary for him to go through Samaria (John…
Published November 14th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
When the Roman soldiers blindfolded Jesus they tried to play Twenty Questions. (See Luke 22:65, AMP) “Tell us this, tell us that.” they yammered. And they all said, You are…
Published November 13th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
Andrew, Nathaniel, Philip and Peter most likely were ordinary children: nuisance toddlers and teenagers that wiggled and made smart-alec comments all the way through the service. Someone must have taken…
Published November 12th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
And they [attempted to] give Him wine mingled with myrrh, but He would not take it (Mark 15:23, AMP). Whew! I read this verse and thought about what Jesus suffered…
Published November 11th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
One hundred years ago the ‘war to end all wars’ began on July 28, 2014 and finally ended on November 11, 1918. More than nine million military people and about…
Published November 10th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
My aunt’s vinegary puss set me to laughing. I couldn’t help myself. She didn’t have to say a word. Her face was clear enough! Expressions cross our face and some…
Published November 9th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
My friend said, “This is the only way my back doesn’t hurt,” she said. “If I stand up the pain is terrible.” The Luke 13:11 gal likely said the same…
Published November 8th, 2014 by Brenda Wood
If it’s in my hand, it’s mine. If I can take it from you, it’s mine. If I saw it first, it’s mine. This greedy attitude is hard enough to…
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