Bible Characters
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The Prophesy the Pharisees Missed
Can you have too many books? My answer to that question is “No, but you can have too little space!” I am blessed with enough bookcases to hold about 300 books, yet every January I work to eliminate the books piled up on the floor. For the most part they…
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To the Church in Pergamum
On a recent trip to Turkey, I was able to visit several of the cities mentioned in the book of Revelation. I previously wrote about the letters to Sardis and Laodicea. Here we will dive into the letter to Pergamum. You may not be familiar with this city, but it…
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Sardis, Esther, and the Letter
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die,…
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Called Out by Jesus
She was desperately lonely. On the outskirts of society for such a long time. Twelve years, to be exact. She tried everything, spent all she had, but the bleeding never stops. Never. Then she heard about a man. A healer. His name is Jesus. And He is traveling nearby! This…
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The Scrapes of Wrath
My husband Bob and I sat, dumbstruck, as we watched the scene play out before our eyes… Our (not at all restful) vacation was nearing its end. After eating breakfast in a fabulous little restaurant we had discovered in a strip mall, we returned to our rental car. Directly in…
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What We Think We Know About Jacob
What is your first thought when it comes to Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah? The deceiver? The trickster? The heel grabber? The mama’s boy?
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Meeting God at the Bruncheonette
While in Spokane for our nephew’s wedding, my husband Bob and I discovered a fabulous breakfast place called the Bruncheonette. It was so good, we decided to squeeze in one more visit before we traveled home. Having found the abundance of one-way streets difficult to navigate by car, we decided…
Lisa Lewis Koster 