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  Dear Friends, Grace and peace from our loving God. Let us pray … May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my defender. Psalm 19:4 - God’s Word Translation - Biblegateway.com I would ask you to read the parable about the Net from Matthew 13:47-50   (Refer to Snodgrass and Kendall).  I am always troubled by Jesus' sayings about the end times, the second coming, or the rapture. I don’t like the exclusivity of some being “in” and some being “out.” This got me thinking about what Jesus says in this parable. Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is like a net of fish and there is a separation of good ones from the bad. Yes, there are bad and evil people in the world. A friend of mine has asked me to read a book about the rapture, tribulation, and rule of Christ, etc., it was exhaustive.  Will Christ come again? Of, course! I am fortunate to be a person of faith for most of my life. I was caught in the net. Through ...

Highlights from the Daily Office Readings Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Philippians 1:2 Daily Office &  Pray  -  Click here Today  Saturday, June 11, 2016 Ps. 15  67; Ecclesiasticus 31:3–11; Acts 4:32–37; Ps. 19  146; Acts 9:26–31 Psalm 15 You are my hope since I was born; I praise you: Yours is the glory; Help me, O God; I will wait on the Lord as I remember all your acts that have helped me; be with me; let me proclaim your great things to all even when I am old; you are my strength; I will sing always. Acts 4 All the believers shared everything in common. Acts 9 When Saul first came to Jerusalem the disciples were afraid of him; Paul proclaimed boldly to the ends of the known world. Tomorrow  |  Ps. 93  96; Ps. 34; Num. 6:22–27; Acts 13:1–12; Luke 12:41–48 +++ For Mission Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross...

Opening Sentence Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. + Isaiah 60:3 Mood music | A shokan Farewell | Jay Ungar and Molly Mason | Click here Cristo y la Samaritana Alonzo Cano [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Read | Saturday | 23 January 2016 | Ps. 30 32; Ps. 42 43; Gen. 12:9—13:1; Heb. 7:18–28; John 4:27–42 Reflection | Psalm 30  -  Literary type | Individual Thanksgiving  |  click here . To you, O  Lord , I cried,      and to the  Lord  I made supplication:  ... 11  You have turned my mourning into dancing;      you have taken off my sackcloth      and clothed me with joy, 12  so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.      O  Lord  my God, I will give thanks to you for ever. Singing praise to God for healing from an illness near...