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By Stephen Leonard “So beginning with the 15th day of the seventh month (in the Hebrew calendar, this is between September and October), after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the LORD for seven days…On the first day, you are to take branches »

By Stephen Leonard “I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 In the Spring of 1953, my family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. I finished first grade there, but »

By Stephen Leonard “I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed »

By Stephen Leonard “Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On »

By Stephen Leonard “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24 My »

By Stephen Leonard “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Proverbs 1:7 »

By Stephen Leonard “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 The sun and the Son! What relationship between this center “furnace” of the galaxy, »

By Stephen Leonard “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24 The day of your birth is a memorable day to you, to your spouse, your mother, particularly, your children and others. It was not the »

By Stephen Leonard “Is not my Word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29 Bible illiteracy abounds. Few show much if any acquaintance with the Bible’s contents. There are calendars produced every year from December to January »

By Stephen Leonard “ And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life, whoever does not have the Son does not have life.” 1 John 5:11-12 There are those who are greatly »

By Stephen Leonard “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, for His wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.” Psalm 2:12 If you saw and remember the movie Moonstruck, with Cher and Nicolas Cage as the »

By Stephen Leonard “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8 A very recent poll tells us the percentage is now down to 20% from the previous 24% of those alleged Christians who believe the Bible is truly »