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Faith and the Forgotten Story of the First Christmas Tree
“Tell me a story.” We were created to crave stories. One last story before bedtime is a nightly ritual in homes around the world. More...
Julie West
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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The Christmas Story and the Self Identified King of the Jews
The magi arrived with a question. "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?" Hearing the inquiry, Herod and an entire city...
Julie West
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Still He Obeyed, the Call of a Reluctant Leader
God was calling. The journey was starting. Unfortunately, the leader was unqualified...or so he claimed. Have you ever noticed the...
Julie West
Oct 30, 20233 min read
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Who Claps for You?
"Who claps for you?" The unusual question offered by a legendary professor is born out of a simple idea. Finding success is typically...
Julie West
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Julie West
Oct 17, 20230 min read
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A Place for You - Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled
"Let not your hearts be troubled," John 14:1 You've seen it on a hundred different tchotchkes. Tossed around as the ancient equivalent...
Julie West
Oct 11, 20231 min read
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A New Commandment?
"And it was night." Physically, spiritually, emotionally, politically... it was night. The final sentence from John13:31 sets the stage....
Julie West
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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A Sign for You
A God who is everywhere is on both sides of every door. The Lord did not need painted planks. The hearts in every home in Egypt were...
Julie West
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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With You Always
"So, now, go I am sending you to Pharaoh...", Exodus 3:10. Most skim past the phrase without giving it a second thought. Similar language...
Julie West
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Unwanted Promises of God
Freedom was promised. Peace was promised. Land, a nation, and power were all promised to Abraham's descendants, Exodus 1:8-14. In truth,...
Julie West
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Second Chances & Celebrations
In 2 Chronicles 30:9-15 & 27, there is a great story about Judah's King Hezekiah calling a shattered family and divided nation back to...
Julie West
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Finding Forgiveness on Social Media...Sand and Stone, Forgiveness and the Law of God
Like waves in the sea, our steps in the sands and sunsets, mistakes are not meant to be remembered forever.
Julie West
Sep 25, 20233 min read
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Women Who Served...Power and Purity over Pride and Primping
Unlike mirrors, water not only reflects, it cleanses.
Julie West
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Feeding the Hungry...Jesus Did More
The Harvest is ready. Barley similar to that used in Biblical miracles, waiting to be harvested.
Julie West
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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Judge not...or Should We?
Judge not... Recently, the phrase excised from Matthew 7:1 displaced John 3:16 as the most referenced passage of scripture. A declaration...
Julie West
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Repentance and Forgiveness, Worship and Wet Bread
Tonight's sunset brought an end to Rosh Hashana, the Biblical Feast of Trumpets. Horns signaled a call to worship, to repentance, a time...
Julie West
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Mercy for More than a Madman; the Compassion of Jesus
Make the list. From the Bible, from your friends, from your own history, what would you label the most profound acts of compassion from...
Julie West
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Bullfrog Obedience an Exodus Bible study
Obey or the frogs will come. That was the message from the King of the Universe to the King of Egypt, Exodus 8. Ultimately, the mighty...
Julie West
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Forget Him; Remember Them. Forgotten Women of the Exodus
Have you ever noticed the Exodus story doesn’t contain the names of Egypt’s rulers? Pharaoh was a title like king. Some might be tempted...
Julie West
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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