Food offered to idols

Food offered to idols

Hubby’s work buddy recently purchased a new home.   He and his wife were throwing a Housewarming party and hubby and I were invited to the occasion!  Exciting!    Hubby’s and my expectations of the Housewarming party were that it…
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When you simply don’t know …

When you simply don’t know …

When hubby and I moved into our home in the forest we didn’t know anything about caring for a forest piece of property.   I automatically assumed that any plant which had thorns or prickles was a “nasty blackberry.”  …
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YOU are God’s temple!

YOU are God’s temple!

If I were to ask you this question: “What do you think is the most magnificent architectural structure today?”   What would you answer?   You might struggle for a moment to come up with an answer  …  because there…
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A jumbled heap of stones!

A jumbled heap of stones!

In the last blog post we saw that the people who lived in and passed through the ancient city of Corinth were a widely diverse group of people.   With Corinth being the capital of a major Roman province…
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The people of Corinth

The people of Corinth

The ancient city of Corinth was the capital for the Roman province of Achaia (which included the Peloponnesian Peninsula as well as the southern region of mainland Greece).   As a result, there would have been a large military…
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Ancient Corinth

Ancient Corinth

“One night the Lord Jesus Christ spoke to Paul in a vision:  ‘Do not be afraid;  keep on speaking, do not be silent.  For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you,…
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A brief reprieve

A brief reprieve

Recently Hubby and I were away for a brief reprieve.   The past 6 months have been incredibly difficult and exhausting for us  (in relation to caregiving for aging parents).   It was very helpful to get away for a…
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Hope for when life is discouraging!

Hope for when life is discouraging!

The Apostle Paul wrote the letter of 1 Thessalonians shortly after arriving in Corinth.   The letter is one of immense relief that the brand-new Christians in Thessalonica are doing ok and standing firm in their faith.    For Paul,…
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