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Month: October 2024

Our Marvellous GodPodcast

Friday, October 11, 2024 Sharon Cook

Recently, I attended a lecture by Dr. Joseph Kezele entitled "Creation: The Eyes Have It." He said, "The Lord Jesus certainly packed a huge amount of functionality into something beautiful, and our eyes not only allow us to see the world … Read more

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Calm DownPodcast

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Jeanie Nihiser

It was a beautiful day in our neck of the woods, so I grabbed my Bible, my study books, my coffee, and a few of my critters to go out to my prayer chair. The sun was beautiful, and a cardinal cheerfully sang, "birdie, birdie, birdie". Ah! … Read more

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The Breath Of LifePodcast

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Alice Burnett

What a sight met our eyes! The whole wide shoreline of the Salton Sea in southern California was littered with dead, dried-up fish! My husband and I had stopped there because it was a good habitat for migratory birds, but this was a view … Read more

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Our Spiritual Comfort ZonePodcast

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Gary Chiang

As a biology professor at a Christian university, I had the experience on a few occasions of a colleague feeling uncomfortable with my support for a literal interpretation of Scripture. They were particularly puzzled that, as a publishing … Read more

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Axing AnxietyPodcast

Monday, October 7, 2024 Martin Wiles

"Your wife and daughter have been in a wreck." Frank listened to the voicemail. Anxiety crept up his throat. He and his brother had been hiking in a place with no cell phone reception. He could see that he had voicemails but couldn't … Read more

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Not Thy Will, But Mine!Podcast

Sunday, October 6, 2024 Stephen French

Have you ever composed and sent off what should have been a perfect document, only to find that a serious error either in spelling or word placement had taken place? Very frustrating! You have been there, too? I was preparing a PresbyCan … Read more

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The ConversationPodcast

Saturday, October 5, 2024 Lynne Phipps

Bonnie and Kayley were at it again. What they were talking about I don't know, but I could hear them plainly, and it was plainly getting on my nerves. My two collies have their own language. All collies, it seems are talkers. When I speak … Read more

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Does God Care Who Wins The Stanley Cup?Podcast

Friday, October 4, 2024 Jim Leith

Sifting through old memories-in-a-box can often uncover some long-forgotten items that stir a few controversies that are as relevant today as they were back then. One such item was a 30-year-old Sports Illustrated article that asked, … Read more

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Everybody Is WaitingPodcast

Thursday, October 3, 2024 Amber Morgan

Forty years is a long time to wait to get married. It impresses and perplexes me that God would make a "Faith-Hall-of-Famer" wait that long for companionship and family building. I've read the book of Genesis many times and Isaac's age at … Read more

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God SpeaksPodcast

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Sharon Cook

I heard it coming in the distance an hour or so before it arrived in my neighbourhood. At first, it was just a few soft rumbles that gradually increased in volume until finally the storm was right over my house. One thunderclap was so loud … Read more

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Today's Verse

Proverbs 15:23 – A man finds joy in giving an apt reply — and how good is a timely word! (NIV)5

Today's Daily Manna

Ephesians 2:5b – It is only by God's grace that you have been saved! (NLT)

Today's Bible Readings

  • Today's Bible Reading:2 Hebrews 12:12-24
  • Today's One-Year3 Bible Passage: 2 Chronicles 25-28
  • Today's Two-Year4 Bible Passages: 2 Samuel 16:1-17:4; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
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The knowledge of Christ's love for us should cause us to love Him in such a way that it is demonstrated in our attitude, conduct, and commitment to serve God. Spiritual maturity is marked by spiritual knowledge being put into action. – Edward Bedore6

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