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Pray and Never Give Up Originally posted on Proverbs 31 Ministries, Written by Sheila Walsh, View Original Post Here. One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. Luke 18:1 I was 38 years old when Barry and I were married. Because of my age, we took the business of getting pregnant very seriously, but as happens to many women, each passing month was another disappointment. For the first time…

Be a Lamp For Jesus AN AMAZING FACT:  Most biblical lamps were made of clay pottery and were oval-shaped or round and were squeezed on one end to form a channel for the wick, which was normally made from flax. Oil lamps were often engraved with symbols. The most commonly used fuel was olive oil, although nut oil, fish oil, and other types of oil were sometimes used.Jesus advised His disciples to keep their lamps burning, to keep the light shining.…

Christmas Day is Here And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the…

The Stillness of The Eve It’s Christmas Eve, as we are anxiously awaiting the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. There is a certain palpable excitement or energy in the stillness of Christmas Eve. As Christians the gift that we received on Christmas day should be something that we approach each year with a childlike spirit of waiting for the gifts that Santa. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the…

The Gift of Giving Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Luke 6:38 In Matthew, Mark and Luke, one out of every six verses touches on the topic of money.  Of the 38 parables that Jesus told during His time on this earth, 12 dealt exclusively with this issue.  We, as…

A few years ago…ok, several years ago when I was in college, we were required to take a ‘1 credit course’ in ‘logic’ to graduate. All I remember about it was the “if…then” formula that we had to use to ’prove’ any type of statement that was presented to us. At the time, as an “all-knowing senior in college,” I felt that the entire course was a monumental waste of ‘my valuable time.’ Over the years though, as I became…