With Elizabeth pregnant with a miracle onvichild as a blessing and gift from God, Mary went to see her relative and check on her pregnancy.  After all, both of them had miraculous conceptions.  If anyone would be able to understand Mary’s situation, it would be Elizabeth.  So Mary traveled while pregnant (admittedly not the last time she…
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By this time, Elizabeth is six months into her pregnancy. The woman who was unable to have children had conceived a child and the story of Zechariah’s muteness no doubt accompanying the story. For all that seemed to be a miracle, this was only the beginning.  John would serve as a herald for the coming Savior.…
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As the Gospel of Luke opens, we jump right in to the action, anticipating the Savior and Great High Priest who would sacrifice His life for us. The people had gone through a period of silence from God and almost a steady constant silence. Life became slow. The people went through the motions of their…
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After the month of July, my heart is, frankly, heavy. In the past few months we have seen multiple terrorist attacks as ISIS continues to target the innocent.  Immediately, we have seen the politicization of these attacks to match whatever beliefs that the particular party feels without actually addressing the hurt of the people.  We have…
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As we have looked at our words we have seen the power that they hold. The old adage of “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” frankly just isn’t true. Words have the power of life or destruction based on what we represent with them. When we misuse our…
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Anyone who says that they never lie is probably lying. Â This skill often presents itself first in childhood and, oddly, without much training beforehand in doing it. Â The only positive about this is that little kids are notoriously bad at it and are quickly found out in their lies. Â Yet, for a thing we associate…
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We have all been the subject of gossip at one point or another. Â We find out people have been talking about us for a prolonged period of time. Â Having heard what they we saying about us, we walk away dejected. Â We feel hurt and dejected knowing that our “friends” would talk about in that way…
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One of the things that I like the best about my dog is that she is still a little bit wild.  Sure, I have taught her how to sit, stay, and a few other standard dog commands.  But she still keeps that untamed nature.  I have tried my hardest to train her out of things, like…
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Growing up with a speech impediment, I grew to understand the power of words. Â I have a speech impediment, a stutter, that doesn’t inhibit my ability to think but merely inhibits my mouth’s ability to keep up with my brain. Â Stuttering, especially during the formative years of middle and high school, tended to serve as…
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This past week has been a week that was marked by tragedy. First we saw the shooting at Pulse Nightclub where 50 people were gunned down for their lifestyle choice. Â Shortly following that, a 2 year old was attacked and killed by an alligator. Both of these are horrific events and both for very different…
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