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About aliveintheword

Missouri, USA Married to Marty, 45 years 2 sons (with 2 daughers-in-law) and 2 granddaughters Life dedicated to serving Jesus Christ and delivering the Good News

Women of the Bible: Series Introduction

There are approximately 1500 people named in the Bible. Fewer than 200 are women. Some interpret this to mean that women were of lesser importance than men in God’s revelation of Himself and His plan for humankind. This is absolutely … Continue reading

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Why were Mary and Martha so angry with Jesus?

Most are familiar with the story of Lazarus, raised from the dead after four days by Jesus. Lazarus and his sisters were good friends with Jesus. Jesus in part brought Lazarus back from the dead because of His love for … Continue reading

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Thoughts on FORGIVENESS

If you find forgiving others, or even yourself, for some affront extremely difficult, raise your hand! (Both of mine flew into the air.) Previous blogs in this series have dealt with Tough Issues among Christians, differences in interpretation of scripture … Continue reading

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“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” (Exodus 20:16, KJV)

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” (Exodus 20:16, KJV) We all recognize this. It’s the 9th commandment. It’s often understood today as “don’t lie.” Let’s take a look at this commandment and why it was included, why … Continue reading

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SHALOM: a beautiful word, a state of being

You may have noticed that I close all of my communications with the word Shalom. It is easily my favorite word in Hebrew. Shalom is a complicated and often misunderstood word. It means a great deal to me personally. Common … Continue reading

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Faith and Deeds: Like breathing in and breathing out!

Based on James 2:14-17, many recent blogs have discussed the relationship between “faith” and “deeds.” Both are essential to the Christian. Like breathing in and breathing out, they are complimentary to each other and inseparable. For the newborn, our first … Continue reading

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Our Hope in the midst of Evil – The Boston Marathon

Woman praying near bomb site – Boston Globe On April 15, 2013, EVIL struck in the form of bombings at the Boston Marathon. EVIL abounds in our world today. Yet we respond, regroup, survive and go on. How can we … Continue reading

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From recent church bulletins:

I received this in an e-mail. It’s certainly worth sharing!   They’re Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thanks to church ladies with typewriters/computers. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services: … Continue reading

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Connected through faith – the universal church

Something that I’ve come to recognize and appreciate much more in recent months we who are children of God are connected together. I don’t mean only the connectivity of communication but the connectivity of family. Let’s take a quick look … Continue reading

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Awaiting a kidney transplant – a moral dilemna

Since August of 2012 I have been on kidney dialysis. I’m very thankful that advances in medicine have developed these procedures and that my wife and I have the insurance and financial means to be able to do this. Dialysis … Continue reading

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