Imagine the bittersweet thrill that it must have been for Moses to have God show him a view of the Promised Land from the top of Mount Nebo! It had to be disappointing not to get to go, but God had already told him, because of his disobedience at Kadesh as told in Numbers chapter…
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From the 2007 Lifespring! WhyChristmas series… Today, we’re going to hear the story behind the beautiful Christmas carol, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.” Written in 1849 by Edmund Hamilton Sears, a Unitarian minister, this was the second of two “twin” carols. (Listen to the show for more.) Lyrics “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”…
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Psalms 79 and 80 are good examples of a repentant Israel crying out to God after He has disciplined them for deserting Him. The writer recounts how their enemies have wreaked havoc on the land and the people, and he asks God to turn His anger away from His people and towards those who do…
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Welcome To The Show Merry Christmas! Or Happy Christmas to those in the U.K. and others who prefer “Happy” over “Merry”! The Lifespring! Why Christmas show has become a bit of a tradition for many people over the years, and this year, Steve and James decided to replay the Lifespring! Why Christmas shows from 2007….
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Well my friends, we made it through the first week back to the podcast. How ya doin’? I’m enjoying our time together. If you are too, I hope you’ll take just a minute to give the show an honest review at iTunes. While you’re thinking about it, how about going over to LifespringMedia.com/love, clicking on…
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Very few of us know the time of our death. But in Deuteronomy 33, Moses knows that his time has come. God told him. So Moses took this extraordinary opportunity to speak blessings to the people, to each tribe of the chosen people. In the previous chapter, Deuteronomy 32, Moses had spoken some very harsh…
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This Psalm is credited not to King David, but to Asaph. It talks about the importance of passing along from generation to generation what God has done, and how the people of Israel fell away when they weren’t reminded about how God delivered them. Asaph recounts how God delivered them from bondage in Egypt, and…
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Today we’ll read Acts chapter 18, and this week, our Bible translation is the Common English Bible. READING May God bless the reading of His Word. Something that struck me in today’s reading was in verse 5 and 6. Paul had told the Jews that Jesus was the Christ, and they opposed and slandered him….
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It’s been a while since the last episode, hasn’t it? My apologies. I’m not going to go into all the reasons for my absence other than to say that life gets in the way, sometimes. The important thing now is that the New LSFAB is back, and as far as I am able to see,…
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On this comeback episode we take a quick look back at the beginning of the Lifespring! podcast and peek at what’s ahead! Yes, there is a future for the Lifespring! podcast!!! Here are links to the interviews mentioned: Steven and Maryanne Abbate “The Fifth Quarter” Jimmie Bratcher “Interview With Jimmie Bratcher: Is Christian Blues An Oxymoron?” Kathi Brixey “Faith Personified”…
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