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The Daily Battle (Oct 23)

The Daily Battle (Oct 23)

Verses for the day Thoughts While our Father did make them captives and sent Babylon to overthrow them, His intent was reconciliation and restoration. To bring them to himself. To cause them to stop living for themselves and to turn back to him. When they returned to him, he promised to build them up, and […]
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Thanks Again for Praying!

Thanks Again for Praying!

“Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore.”  When we last wrote to you (in July!) we were sharing about Paul’s quick trip to Kansas for his (step) Dad’s funeral and a few weeks visit with his mom, Lavon Blackburn.  She has been in ailing health these last years and we just […]
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Walter’s Eye Update

Walter’s Eye Update

Thank you all for your prayers for us. Walter’s doctor has been pleased with the healing of his eye and has lifted all restrictions on his health. But he does not know if Walter’s vision will be as clear. When the retina detaches, some of the cells can die. If a large percentage of them […]
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Moved by Prayer

Moved by Prayer

So almost two years ago, I started watching videos of the classes that Ethnos360 Bible Institute offers. I watch through 1 or 2 classes every 6 or 7 weeks. Right now, I’m studying the Prophets—not something I’ve studied a lot before, and the first book was Amos. I was struck by the exchange of Amos […]
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Step By Step

Step By Step

Returning to Chihuahua after summer travel, one of my (Jordan’s) primary goals for the school year has been leaning into Spanish teaching opportunities. In Las Moras, I would at times teach Scripture in different contexts… but mountain Spanish, effectively a trade language, is quite different from what is spoken elsewhere. Adjusting back to ‘city’ Spanish, […]
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Make God Famous (Oct 20)

Make God Famous (Oct 20)

Verses for the day Thoughts In Job 23:13-14 Job complains to God saying, “But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does. So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny.” In Job’s case these were negative words. He was […]
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God’s Plan is Good! (Oct 17)

God’s Plan is Good! (Oct 17)

Verses for the day Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Thoughts I thought it was interesting reading the context of that verse this morning. Basically God was telling Jeremiah, “Because […]
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God Will Build Up His Church (Oct 14)

God Will Build Up His Church (Oct 14)

Verses for the day Thoughts: I wonder if this is what God feels about my home church right now? As I thought about what God allowed / did with His physical asset (the temple) in his pursuit of the hearts of his people, I was sobered. To think that God was willing to allow the […]
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