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Kept safe Bible:Deuteronomy 31:1-8 The Lord himself goes before you (V.8). Reading In my part of the world we have scary, poisonous snakes. One time I was in the garden and kicked aside some weeds that were growing . . . and leapt into the air! A venomous copperhead snake lay hidden in the grass—anContinueContinue reading “Kept safe”

Refined in the fire Bible:1 Peter 1:6-9 These trials will show that your faith is genuine (V.7 NLT). Reading As a teenage gang leader, Casey and his gang broke into homes and cars, robbed corner shops and attacked other gangs. Eventually, he was arrested and sentenced. In prison, he became a ‘shot caller’, someone whoContinueContinue reading “Refined in the fire”

Refined in the fire Bible:1 Peter 1:6-9 These trials will show that your faith is genuine (V.7 NLT). Reading Twenty-four karat gold is 100% gold with no impurities. But that percentage is difficult to get to. Refiners most commonly use one of two methods for the purification of gold. The Miller method is the quickestContinueContinue reading “Refined in the fire”

The Battle’s over. Really! Bible:Romans 6:1-14 We were . . . buried with him (V.4). Reading For twenty-nine years after World War II ended, Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle, refusing to believe his country had surrendered. Japanese military leaders had sent Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines with orders to spy onContinueContinue reading “The Battle’s over. Really!”