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Benah: Let’s Build

Benah: Let’s Build
 Then the Lord God made (benah) a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. Genesis 2:22 God is Creator. In Genesis God created, or made, the earth, heavens, animals, trees – ex nihilo – out of nothing. God is also Builder and Designer. When He made…
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Shalom

Shalom
Shalom, or peace, is highly sought. But what is it really? One superficial definition would be the lack of war or conflict. But shalom is more than the absence of something. Some say it is a restoration or a making right. I like the understanding that it is wholeness or inner completeness. We associate it…
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Animals in Heaven?

Animals in Heaven?
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. Isaiah 65:25 Do you think this is symbolic language or literal? Though there is reasonable debate, I believe there will be animals in heaven. They are prevalent in God’s creation and reveal His beauty, His intricacy of design,…
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Close to the Brokenhearted

Close to the Brokenhearted
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 The nearness of God, like much of our spiritual life, is difficult to explain or describe but is more clearly learned through experience. And even then, our understandings will differ because we each experience it in our own way. God is relational…
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