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Three Weeks of Prayer and Mourning

January 3rd, 2016 · No Comments

Daniel 10:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship. 2 When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been […]

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Resolutions

January 2nd, 2016 · No Comments

Daniel 1:8 (New International Version) But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. I never understood that, but it seems that it is important for many people. The resolutions […]

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Angels and Time and Space

October 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

Daniel 10:12-14 (Common English Bible) 12 Then the man said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, because from the day you first set your mind to understand things and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I’ve come because of your words! 13 For twenty-one days the leader of the Persian kingdom […]

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He Does as He Pleases

October 1st, 2011 · No Comments

Daniel 4:34-35 (New International Version 2011) 34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the […]

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