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Renee Boelsche and blanca are now friends 18 hours, 58 minutes ago · View
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Hannah Venable posted an update about Psalm 119:1-88 in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 19 hours, 50 minutes ago · View
”I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.” (Psalm 119:32)
Just reading this verse is freeing! When I live according to God, I live in freedom.
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Richard Venable posted an update about Psalm 119: 19 hours, 51 minutes ago · View
I think this is a helpful reminder from Wikipedia of how to read Psalm 119 as a prayer:
”The acrostic form and the use of the Torah words constitute the framework for an elaborate prayer. The grounds for the prayer are established in the first two stanzas (alef and beth): the Torah is held up as a source of blessing and right conduct, and the psalmist pledges to dedicate himself to the law. The prayer proper begins in the third stanza (gimel, v. 17). Like many other psalms, this prayer includes both dramatic lament (e.g. verses 81-88) joyous praise (e.g., verses 45-48) and prayers for life, deliverance and vindication (e.g., verses 132-134). What makes Psalm 119 unique is the way that these requests are continually and explicitly grounded in the gift of the Torah and the psalmist’s loyalty to it.”
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Hannah Venable posted an update in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 19 hours, 56 minutes ago · View
Does anybody have any idea what a wineskin in the smoke is like? (Psalm 119:83)
One website says:
”Drinking containers in ancient times were usually made of skin. These skin bottles were often used out in the wilderness to hang in a tent when the use of fire was needed inside and there was no chimney. The skin would absorb the smoke for a long period of time.
Immediately the skin would become hard and shriveled because of the smoke and afterwards it turned black and was useless.
A striking figure for a man of God to refer himself as yet even in this state he ”would not forget God’s Word.””
Also, one person wrote a song about it.
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Kelli Middleton wrote a new blog post: God is my resting place 1 day, 3 hours ago · View
So i have been going through life and it is getting more and more busy. i have to stop myself often and go ok i need to slow down and make time for God. He is the love of my life and i need to show him that i want to get to know him [...]
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Will and Renee Boelsche are now friends 1 day, 9 hours ago · View
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Hannah Venable commented on the blog post Not a good start for a bunch of Kings 1 day, 9 hours ago · View
These are hard but true thoughts. It is good to know that despite David’s bad parenting, he still had some good descendants: Josiah, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat and most importantly, Jesus.
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Hannah Venable commented on the blog post Waiting 1 day, 9 hours ago · View
We might be tempted to think that waiting is just laziness. I’m sure I have judged others in that way. But you are right that in some ways it is harder to trust God when we can do nothing. I mean doesn’t He need a little help?
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blanca posted an update in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 1 day, 17 hours ago · View
I put a post up as well: http://blanca.biblefox.com/2010/03/09/waiting/
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I was struck by Psalm 37:34 - “Wait for the LORD and keep his way.” When I think of following the Lord, and following his will for my life, I think of actions. When I picture “following” something, I usually envision an action taking place. However, sometimes the Lord asks us to wait. And we [...]
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Richard Venable wrote a new blog post: Not a good start for a bunch of Kings 1 day, 18 hours ago · View
So the beginning of 1 Kings reveals how Solomon inherits the throne of Israel amid much family strife. It all unfolds from these first 6 verses in 1 Kings 1.
1 When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his [...]
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Hannah Venable posted an update in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 1 day, 19 hours ago · View
I put up a post about the reading. http://hannahlyn.biblefox.com/2010/03/09/we-have-got-it-good-actually-the-best/
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: We have got it good . . . actually, the best! 1 day, 19 hours ago · View
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. (Psalm 37:16-17)
(vs. 16) As Tammy Smith puts it, we need to focus on what is and not what is not. Look at the blessings that I do [...]
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Richard Venable posted an update about 1 Kings 1-2: 1 day, 19 hours ago · View
This chapter definitely has a Godfather feel to it. The father passes on the throne to his son, and the son’s first order of business is to eliminate all the father’s old enemies.
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Hannah Venable posted an update in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 1 day, 19 hours ago · View
Pfew!! That first one was a long one! Don’t worry they won’t usually be as long as that!
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Hannah Venable posted an update in the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group: 1 day, 20 hours ago · View
Here is the reading plan @blanca and @Richard: http://biblefox.com/members/hannahlyn/bible/copy-of-one-year-chronological-bible
We should be done by Oct. 10
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Hannah Venable created the group Chronological Bible Reading Plan Group 1 day, 21 hours ago · View
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Kelli Middleton and natalie are now friends 1 week ago · View
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Kelli Middleton became a registered member 1 week ago · View
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Kelli Middleton wrote a new blog post: Hello world! 1 week ago · View
So im still learning how to use a blog but im sure ill get the hang of it in no time. I want this to be a place for me to talk about all the things God is doing in my life and how he is growing me and strengthening me in Him. I love [...]
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