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By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 1 Corinthians 5:17 New Year, new you? What does a new year have to say about a new »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And going into the house they saw the child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshipped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered Him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11 You have just experienced »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be Ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.” »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4-5 Of all the »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. "6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “The mind of a person plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Free will appears to be exactly that to the heart of man, but the Lord is always the One who determines the full »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. All Hallows Eve “You believe that there is One God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.”James 2:19 It rolls around every year at the end of October, interestingly, the day before Reformation Day. But Halloween is so much »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. …but made alive in the spirit, in which He went and preached to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “But Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?’ “ Luke 22:48 He is, in many ways, from our human perspective, an enigma. Why, after spending so much time in Jesus’ presence »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “…You are my refuge in the day of disaster.” Jeremiah 17:17 Hundreds of trees on the ground, two homes damaged by fallen trees, pathways and roads blocked, no power, and no water, Hurricane Helene left disaster in its wake. »