Musings
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“I Am” Statements; “I Am the Resurrection and the Life”
Originally posted 4/8/25 The fifth “I AM” statement comes from John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,” We will understand the statement if we look at what happened just before this verse. Lazarus was ill. His sisters, Mary
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“I AM” Statements: “I am the Vine”
Originally posted 4/15/25 John 15:1-6 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken
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“I AM” Statement–Before Abraham, I Am
This is the last of the “I AM” statements that Jesus made in John 8:58, “Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” He makes the stark contrast between Abraham and himself. Jesus contrasts the difference between him and Abraham. Jesus says, “Abraham ‘was’, but ‘I am’”. Abraham
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Favorite Apps
I will be reviewing some of my favorite apps for you over the next few weeks. I hope to show you some apps that you are not familiar with and that you will consider trying. Prayminder This is one of my favorite apps. I have not been using it very long. To sum it up
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Favorite Apps Continued
Originally posted 5/27/25 Through the Word Through the Word is an app I am currently trying out. I am cautiously optimistic about its use. When you open the app, you choose what you want to do. You can choose a book of the Bible, a “Journey” or a Bible topic. Through the Word goes through
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Favorite Apps Parts 3
Verse Locker Originally posted 6/3/25 For several years I have tried to be more diligent about memorizing scripture. Verse Locker helps do that. There are many options within the app to help you commit verses to memory. The Home Screen gives you many options some I have used and some I have not. From the
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Favorite Apps–Olive Tree
Originally posted 6/10/25 Olive Tree was the first app I ever used for Bible study. I purchased my study Bible from here because it was too slow on Kindle. it has many features that I like. There are several free Bible versions available. Many others are available for purchase. The “parallel” feature allows you to
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Favorite Apps–Part Four
Originally posted 6/17/25 Faithlife Study Bible The Faithlife Study Bible is my new best friend. It comes highly recommended as a study Bible. I am at the very beginning of my exploration of this app. The version of the Bible that comes preloaded is the Lexham English Bible. There are other options to load along
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Apps Continued–Bible Hub
Originally posted 6/24/25 Bible Hub is an online resource that I use quite often. I will be honest, I usually use the online version rather than the app. I will do my best to tell you about the app. The opening page is a shortcut of icons. I think you can figure out the majority
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Apps Cont’d
Originally posted 7/1/25 I am embarrassed to say that I have a plethora of apps that are on my phone but I have never utilized. Perhaps we will find some worth using. At the very least, I will clean off my phone. Verse by Verse is an app that I want to begin using more