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TODAY'S SPECIAL: Read: Genesis 1:1-13 TO CHEW ON: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) What does it mean to create: 1. Arrange things in an original way?2. Cause something to come into existence?3. Change something so it doesn’t look like the original thing? I’m su...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Micah 5:1-5 TO CHEW ON: "But you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be a ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Micah 5:2 Royally dressed strangers on camels were asking to se...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Isaiah 6:1-10 TO CHEW ON: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?'And I said, 'Here am I. Send me.'” Isaiah 6:8 God sat on a high throne. The train of his majestic robe was more glorious than any bride’s. It filled the temple. Angels w...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 15: 1-7 TO CHEW ON: "...Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep." Luke 15:6 When you lose a favorite toy, do you: - say, “Oh well, I still have lots of other toys,” then find something else to play with?- look for that toy for a while, then give up and play with something e...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 6:46-49 TO CHEW ON: "As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock." Luke 6:47-48a Which part of a house is built first:...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Numbers 16:1-7 TO CHEW ON: "Then he (Moses) said to Korah and all his followers: 'In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy and he will have that person come near him. The man he chooses he will cause to come near him.'” Numbers 16:5 The Israelites had ref...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Esther 2:12-18TO CHEW ON: "Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti." Esther 2:17 Esther gathered the few ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Acts 19:23-41 TO CHEW ON: "About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way." Acts 19:23"Paul preaching before the Temple of Diana at Ephesus" - by Adolf Pirsch, 1885It didn’t take long for the people in Ephesus to notice the enthusiastic Christians. Demetrius, a man wh...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Genesis 46:28-34 TO CHEW ON: "Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father, and wept for a long time." Genesis 46:29 Have you ever been separated from people you love? Perha...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 104: 24-32 TO CHEW ON: "How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures." Psalm 104:24 In the sea a dolphin sights a squid in the water above. It races toward the yummy meal. But the squid sees the enemy coming. Immediately its ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Ephesians 3:14-21TO CHEW ON: "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." Ephesians 3:17b,18 The highest mountain on earth is 29,0781 feet above sea leve...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: John 3:1-8 TO CHEW ON: “Jesus replied, 'Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again .' " - John 3:3 Nicodemus was no dummy. He had gone to school for many years to become a Pharisee. He was in government as a member of the ruling council, the ...