Category Archives: Bible Books

Drying Out the Bones

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

1The hand of YHWH grabbed me and took me by the spirit of YHWH and set me down in a valley. The valley was full of bones. 2He made me pass over them all around, and there were very many … Continue reading →

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Critic or Participant?

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

14And blind and lame people came to him in the temple and he healed them. 15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things he did, and the children shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the son … Continue reading →

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Which is Your Agenda?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

3So his sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4When Jesus heard that he said, “This sickness is not terminal, but is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God might be glorified through … Continue reading →

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Turning Corners

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

5His anger lasts just a moment, In his favor is life. In the evening there is weeping, but joy comes by morning. — Psalm 30:5 I was reminded of this text early this morning when I got out of bed … Continue reading →

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The Responsibility of Seeing

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

35Jesus heard that they [the religious leaders] had thrown him [the man born blind whom Jesus had healed] out, and he found him and said to him, “Do you believe in the son of man?” 36He answered, “And who is … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Outside

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

34They answered and said to him, “You were born totally in sin, and you want to teach us? And they threw him out. — John 9:34 7But YHWH said to Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance, nor at how tall … Continue reading →

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Testify, Wait, and Trust

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

39Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified: “He told me everything I had done!” 40So as the Samaritans were coming to him, they kept on asking him to stay with … Continue reading →

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Choose This Day

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Jody Neufeld

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld … Continue reading →

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Deny Himself and Follow

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Jody Neufeld

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”              Matthew 16:24 (NIV) A few years ago, the pastor at the church I attended preached on … Continue reading →

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Knowing Only One Thing

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Henry Neufeld

24They called the man who had been blind again, and they said, “Give glory to God, we know that this man is a sinner.” 25Then he answered and said, “I don’t know if he is a sinner or not, but … Continue reading →

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