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Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here Healed for Service   We visited the Holy Land in2020, right before the Covid-19 shutdown.  It was an amazing tour of the land where Jesus and his disciples did their ministry.  One of the places we visited was Capernaum. It has a small hut like building that they say, it was Peter’s mother in law’s house and there was a coat also. It is believed that this is where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law.  The guide was a very humorous guy. When we walked out of that house, he made a comment, “we have a joke here, the reason Peter denied knowing Jesus three times is because he healed his mother-in-law.” In any case, this story affirms that Peter had a wife. If as the Roman Catholic Church claims, Peter ...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   Greed Corrupts the Soul    2 Kings 5:15-27 We began this journey with the story of a little girl taken as a slave to another country, Syria. Her humility and integrity led her to suggest a cure for her master, Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, who was suffering from leprosy. As we know, leprosy (or Hansen's disease) had no cure at the time. She advised her master to seek the prophet in Israel, Elisha, who could heal him. Naaman trusted her word, and that trust set the story in motion. This little girl, who had been taken captive after a war, despite her circumstances, displayed incredible humility and faith. Her master, a great military leader, trusted her advice, which brought him to Israel to seek healing. Naaman,...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Healing and Grace Beyond Pride and Power    2 Kings 5:9-14 "So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house. Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be cleansed.' But Naaman went away angry and said, 'I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot, and cure me of my leprosy. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?' So he turned and went off in a rage. Naaman's servants went to him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do s...

TO MY CHILDREN and GRAND CHILDREN Things I Can And Cannot Do:  I can share your life, but I cannot live it for you. I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn. I can give you directions, but I cannot always lead you. I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it. I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe. I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot decide for you. I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you. I can teach you to be a friend, but I cannot make you one. I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish. I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor. I can tell you the facts of life, but I cannot build your reputation. I can tell you about lofty goals, but I cannot achieve them for you. I can teach you to obey, but I cannot answer for your actions. I can warn you about sins, but I cannot make your morals. I can love you as my child, but I cannot place you in God's family. I can pray for you, but I cannot m...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  A Little Maid with a Great Calling     2 Kings 5:1-6 "Naaman was the commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. Now, bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife.She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talent...