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The reason for the blog…
The Bible says that,” the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4 :12) At the start of 2021, newly retired and starting a New Year in lockdown due to…
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24 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Joshua chapter 6 verse 18 (NIV) But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. Joshua chapter 7 verses 4-12 (NIV) So about three thousand went…
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23 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 22 verses 10-13 (NIV) He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my…
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22 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 21 verses 5-7 (NIV) Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be…
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21 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Psalm 49 verses 7-9 (NIV) No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them— the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough— so that they should live on forever and not see decay. The whole Bible gives us insights into God’s…
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20 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke Chapter 20 verses 1 – 8 (NIV) One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who…
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19 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Deuteronomy chapter 31 verses 1-6 (NIV) Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ The LORD your God himself will cross over…
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18 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 19 verses 1-9 (NIV) Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and…
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17 April 2025 – What have I learned today?
Psalm 47 verse 4 (NIV) He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. This verse reminded me how much God has done for us. He has everything planned for our good. Our inheritance usually means something that is handed out to us as a gift. It’s not something we’ve…
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16 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 17 verses 11-19 (NIV) Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he…
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15 April 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 17 verses 1-4 (NIV) Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little…