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Do You Want To Get Well?

May 3, 2012 By Verna Bowman 12 Comments

Jesus asked the strangest questions . . . or did He? It’s feast time in the city.  The Lamb enters through the Sheep Gate into Jerusalem and chooses to walk among the lame, the blind, and the withered.  Over the course of my young life, I was all three waiting for someone to come along and change my situation. In John 5:1-9 we … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Bethesda, do you want to get well?, healing pool, lame 38 years, paralytic

Warfare Wardrobe

April 29, 2012 By Verna Bowman 11 Comments

How are you doing in battle? If you're residing on the same globe, you’ll agree life is a war zone. You may be noticing as the lights go down in our already dark world we need more than ourselves to get through daily living. We need God. In this world we will have tribulation.  John 16:33 We have an enemy who sends fiery … [Read more...]

Tagged With: battle, pray, spiritual warfare, stand firm, tribulation, wardrobe

Chatting With Your Soul

April 21, 2012 By Verna Bowman 11 Comments

Would you believe you can make a difference in your emotional, spiritual, and physical well being by talking to yourself? The psaltery journals of David penned in palaces, caves and shepherd fields, remind us how he strengthened himself in the words of the Lord.  When his soul was downcast, he chatted with his inner breath . . … [Read more...]

Tagged With: confident expectation, David, despair, promises, psalms, self talk, shepherd king, soul talk

My Begats

April 14, 2012 By Verna Bowman 16 Comments

How many of us know the name of our great-grandmother?  Or, our great-greats?  I have a Sara Jane and a plain Sarah.  I also have a John Henry Carter back there, the only believing relative I’m aware of.  Years ago I did an extensive genealogy search, complete with photos and stories.  One family member was displeased with me … [Read more...]

Tagged With: ancestors, begats, decendants, family tree, genealogy, Mayflower, Rahab, scrapbook, Tamar, Titanic

Do You Believe This?

April 5, 2012 By Verna Bowman 27 Comments

I could smell the loss across the room sitting in front of my mother’s casket.  She passed away the day after Palm Sunday and buried on Good Friday, six years ago. Holy week . . . the special time of resurrection. Her last days were difficult for our family.  Daughter Sherise and I remained throughout the last days and hours, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: death, glory to God, Good Friday, hyacinth, Lazarus, Martha, new life, resurrection

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His Word – My Hope

Surely I have composed and quieted my soul like a weaned child rests against his mother.  

Psalm 131

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