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REMEMBERING THE SABBATH— AS A SIGN
And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, You shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.”Exodus 31:12–13 I have thought a lot about the Sabbath and how keeping it holy— is a sign. How it points us to a truth that we are never to forget. The truth is that God (and not we ourselves) has set us apart. He has chosen us and commanded us to be peculiar. Knowing this, I recently have wanted our home to reflect this sign even greater. However, I wasn’t sure…
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SHOULD WE BE HOLY AT ALL TIMES?
One Christmas year the number one question on my mind (which I was consumed with) was what could we do to raise our standard of worship in our home that season that reflected his teachings we were learning. Day in and day out this question was prevalent in my thoughts as Christmas itself now had become something we no longer celebrated as the world did with Santa, trees, and magic, and I felt parties too, must go. At this time we were being bombarded with invites to Christmas gatherings that needed RSVPs. I felt it was time to make a change even with the church, work, and family parties we…