Inspirational Christian Stories and Poems

Leviticus 7, vs. 28-33 with Betty

betty — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:01:08 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

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28 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord shall bring his oblation unto the

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I Still Love Lucy

betty — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:22:30 +0000

I love many of today’s sit-coms—even in re-runs; but when I tune in a modern comedy and realize I’ve seen an episode enough times to instantly remember the details, I turn to another channel rather than watch it again. Not so when it comes to that golden comedy of yesteryear, “I Love Lucy”. There

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Leviticus 7 vs. 22-27 with Betty

betty — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:52:56 +0000

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Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

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Leviticus 7 vs.19-21

betty — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:48:31 +0000

12 8 12

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

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He has just gone home…

betty — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:48:05 +0000

I wrote this poem after viewing the body of a dear friend at the funeral home. He was a Christian man, totally devoted to the Lord; and everyone who attended his visitation and funeral knew exactly where he was going. We were all sorry that we would not see him again in this

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Levitcus 7, vs. 11-18 with Betty

betty — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:29:23 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 12-07-12

11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord.

12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice

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Leviticus 7, vs. 1-10 with Betty

betty — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:30:36 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 120612

7 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.

2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof

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Leviticus 6, vs. 24-30 with Betty

betty — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:03:19 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 120512

24 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed

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About Marriage and Divorce

betty — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:33:18 +0000

I often think it should be more difficult and expensive to marry and less complicated to get out of the relationship. It is my opinion that a divorce should be separated completely from questions of property and custody. Divorce itself should be simple—you want it, you’ve got it.

If you want to agree on

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Leviticus 6, vs.19-23 with Betty

betty — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:48:31 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 120412

19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day when he is anointed; the

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Leviticus 6, vs. 14-18 with Betty

betty — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:10:33 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 120312

14 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar.

15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the

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Leviticus 6, vs. 8-13 with Betty

betty — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:10:23 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 120212

8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the

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Leviticus 6, vs. 1-7 with Betty

betty — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:04:38 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

6 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in

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Leviticus 5, vs. 14-19 with Betty

betty — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:31:55 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the

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He did his Duty

betty — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:33:06 +0000

Below is a small portion of a long character sketch I wrote many years ago. This little slice of life essay is about a man, my father, who established for his family the true meaning of the word “Father.” I believe there would be fewer problems in the world today if only most men

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A Real Pain in the Neck

betty — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:30:26 +0000

Can someone literally be A pain in the neck to you? Yes, I can assure you, That’s entirely true.

When stress and tension gather Little neck muscles in a knot, It feels like there’s a vice In which your neck is caught.

And someone harsh Or filled with gloom Can stress you To this

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Leviticus 5, vs. 6-13 with Betty

betty — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:30:58 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 112912

6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin

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Leviticus 5, vs. 1-5 with Betty

betty — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:35:53 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K 112812

5 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear

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Leviticus 4, vs. 13-35 with Betty

betty — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:28:54 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 112712

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the

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Leviticus 4, vs. 1-12 with Betty

betty — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:57:20 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K. 112512

4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which

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Leviticus 3 with Betty

betty — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:54:05 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.) 112412

3 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

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Good Will International

betty — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:35:34 +0000

Names and other identifying information in the following email exchange have been changed out of respect for the privacy of the individuals involved but otherwise, it’s all true, word for word. This happened during the past Christmas season between a woman in China I will call “LuAnn” and an American eBay dealer I will

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Tragedy in our Cruel World

betty — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:01:13 +0000

This is a cruel world we live in. We are all at the capricious mercy of the twisted thoughts of our neighbors.

The young man who did the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school suffered from aspergers, a form of autism. Remember the movie “Rainman”. In that movie Dustin Hoffman suffered from a similar

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The Christmas Puppy

betty — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:26:15 +0000

Many and many a year ago, In a city bleak and dark, A Christmas miracle began one night With a hungry puppy’s bark.

He was too careless to mind his mom; So one day in the chilly fall, The puppy wandered away from her And now had no home at all.

Alone he’d lived

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May God be with Newtown, Connecticut

betty — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:52:25 +0000

Some people are in a dither about the upcoming end of the Mayan calendar. Many Christians also point to signs around the world that the prophecies of Revelation are coming true. As for me, the end of the world does not frighten me because I realize that for each of us the “end of

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Youth–Wasted on the Young!

betty — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:59:35 +0000

When I was young I heard folks say, “Youth’s wasted on the young;” Now I can fully understand That age-old song they sung.

Life goes by so very fast While we’re doing other things; We often fail to notice The changes that time brings.

Now here I stand with aches and pains, A stranger

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Gratitude

betty — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:39:23 +0000

On October 26, 2012, I suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from a burst aneurysm. This is my first effort to express my thankfulness to God before my fellow men for sparing my life.

God, realizing all the interesting things undone, delayed eternity.

Thank you Lord Jesus. Amen

Betty Killebrew

Leviticus 2 vs. 11-15 with Betty

betty — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:31:24 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.) 11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire.

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Leviticus 2, vs. 1-10 with Betty

betty — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:21:15 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.

2 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 2 And he shall bring

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Levitucus 1, vs. 7-17 with Betty

betty — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:17:38 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

8 And the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head,

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Leviticus 1, vs. 1-6 with Betty

betty — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:45:58 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you

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Exodus 40, vs. 31-38 with betty

betty — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:55:34 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed;

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Exodus 40, vs. 16-30 with Betty

betty — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:52:04 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the

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Exodus 40 vs. 12-15 with Betty

betty — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:48:54 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint

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Exodus 40, vs. 1-11 with Betty

betty — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:15:39 +0000

Week 41 4 November 16 , 2012—Exodus 40, vs. 1–11 with Betty

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

40 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle

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Exodus 39, vs. 30-43 with Betty

betty — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:09:45 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, Holiness To The Lord.

31 And they tied unto

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Exodus 39, vs. 15-29 with Betty

betty — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:47:23 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the

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Exodus 39, vs. 4-14 with Betty

betty — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:47:12 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according

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Exodus 39, vs. 1-3 with Betty

betty — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:08:29 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

39 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses.

2 And

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Exodus 38, vs. 17-31 with Betty

betty — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:59:39 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court

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Exodus 38, vs. 1-16 with Betty

betty — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:52:59 +0000

Note: at the end of today’s Portion of Bible Text, you will find my thoughts on the verses. B.K.)

38 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

2 And

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The Salt of your Life

betty — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:57:29 +0000

Matthew 5-13

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. “

If we are to be brothers and sisters in Christ with good

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Exodus 37, vs. 10-29 with Betty

betty — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:34:09 +0000

10 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12 Also he made thereunto a border

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Exodus 37, vs. 1-9 with Betty

betty — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:33:48 +0000

37 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown

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Exodus 36, vs. 8-38 with Betty

betty — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:24:27 +0000

8 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four

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Exodus 36, vs. 1-7 with Betty

betty — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:13:34 +0000

1Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.

2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in

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Exodus 35, vs. 30-35 with Betty

betty — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:05:24 +0000

30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

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Exodus 35, vs. 21-29 with Betty

betty — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:46:15 +0000

21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

22 And they came, both men and women, as many

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Exodus 35, vs. 1-20 with Betty

betty — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:49:08 +0000

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them.

2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest

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Seeking Personal Peace

betty — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:57:57 +0000

Frustration to the point of agony; Mind yearning to be free— That’s what constant problems Have come to mean to me. The peace of satisfaction Must be prayed for day by day, So all of this frustration Can be safely held at bay. Life’s not an easy journey; The effort causes pain. That’s why

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