Author Archives: Jody Neufeld

Abba and White Snow

[reprinted from November 2, 2010] “Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as … Continue reading

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Creation Calls

Come, let us shout joyfully to the Lord, shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation! Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout triumphantly to Him in song. For the Lord is a great God, a great … Continue reading

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I Need You More

The Lord said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.”          Genesis 12:1 (CEV) Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness … Continue reading

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Love is …

I often take a passage of Scripture and break it down into phrases or sentences, like considering pieces of a puzzle as I put it together to make the whole. The lectionary texts this week are about God’s love at … Continue reading

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Would God be Ashamed?

[reprinted from March 26, 2010] In faith these all died, not having received the promises, but they saw and reached out to them from afar, and they confessed that they were strangers and wanderers on the earth, 14 for those … Continue reading

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Accountability – Get It!

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.      Proverbs … Continue reading

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What Do You Want Me To Do For You?

As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by,” they told him. So he called out,“Jesus, Son of David,have … Continue reading

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Humbly I Pray

Jesus told this teaching story: “Two people went to church to pray, one a Conservative and one a Liberal. The Conservative stood and prayed about herself: LORD, I thank You that I am not like others I know – an … Continue reading

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The Light Word

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, … Continue reading

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Time for Prayer

[reprinted from April 1, 2010] – Henry Neufeld 14All of the disciples were devoting themselves to prayer together, along with some women, including Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers. — Acts 1:14 (HN) That’s a pretty unpretentious … Continue reading

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