The Kiss of Betrayal

As I was reading in Luke, I began to think about Judas Iscariot. Judas was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. Jesus chose Judas and the other eleven men to follow him, eat with him and be his friend. Jesus loved his twelve disciples. They were always together. Jesus helped them in so many ways and taught each of them so much. Jesus knew that he would not be accepted by some people and they would spend eternity in Hell. He also knew that others would listen to the truth he spoke and one day spend eternity in Heaven. I could only imagine how his heart was broken when one of his precious disciples, whom he loved dearly, betrayed him. A man that he had shared so much with. A man that he had taught so much too. A man whom he had spent so much time with. We may ask ourself how did this happen? Why did Jesus’ chosen disciple betray him to be put to death? What happen to Judas’ love for Jesus? Luke 22:3-6:3 “Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. 5 They were delighted and they promised to give him money. 6 So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds were not around.”
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A dream by a 9 year old

James is 9 years old. He read his first book to his Father when he was 3 years old. He could read at an 18 year level when he was 5. He knows a lot about space and insects. James just had a very interesting dream.
His father would like to know what interpretation we get from it:
“I saw a cross made from top to bottom of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay. As dawn came, the sun came up and melted the clay. Then, the sun turned into a huge boulder. The boulder rolled into the cross and tore it into pieces, as the iron cracked into pieces. The pieces scattered everywhere. The boulder and the pieces hit the ground. Out of the rock sprouted 7 ears of grain, full and golden, forming a single stalk.

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Third Annual Retreat ’08

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We held our Third Annual Retreat of The Daily Lily.com in the beautiful surroundings of eastern NC in the Edenton area with a field trip to Charlotte, NC for a visit of the Billy Graham Library. We studied “The Four Bees” finding our spirituals gifts written and taught by Sara. It was fantastic, inspirational and lots of fun.

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Book Notes

As part of my summer reading, I have been enjoying a book by author Hal Urban entitled,
POSITIVE WORDS, POWERFUL RESULTS. The Christian principles cited in this book are familiar to many of us concerning how words can bless and encourage or hurt and tear down those to whom they are spoken or even those within hearing range of what we are saying.
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