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New Life

New Life
There are plants in my yard that I thought were dead, but after ignoring them I found they had started to grow again. Maybe they were close to dead, or maybe they were just dormant. Seeds can look lifeless. But plant a seed, even after a thousand years, and it may still sprout. This is…
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The Almond

The Almond
The almond tree is native to the Middle East and it occurs biblically all the way back in Genesis. Because it produces fruit early in the season, it became a symbol of awakening. The almond tree is one of the first to awaken to the light of spring, to bud and flower. It is a…
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Cherubim

Cherubim
A Biblical cherub is not a chubby, cute being that laughs while floating on clouds and shoots love darts at us. Cherubim wield swords and have a role to guard and protect. While many categorize them as a type of angel, the Bible doesn’t actually refer to them as such. We usually find them associated…
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Extra Time?

Extra Time?
February 29 is an odd occurrence. It’s a “make up” day to keep our seasons on track, as calculated on the Gregorian calendar. The Jewish calendar is tied more closely than ours to observational astronomy – the relative rotations of the earth, the moon the sun. Because days go from sunset to sunset, a day…
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