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  • Keep the Fire Burning

    Posted June 28, 2019 by Dion Todd

    19 Comments 14 Likes 6,515 Views

    Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and Yahweh's glory filled the house. 2 Chronicles 7:1 WEBWhen the Israelites built the tabernacle and Read More...

  • Through the Fire

    Posted June 27, 2019 by Dion Todd

    19 Comments 11 Likes 6,009 Views

    Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, 'Didn't we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?' They answered the king, 'True, O king.' He answered, ' Read More...

  • Cheap Sunglasses

    Posted June 26, 2019 by Dion Todd

    16 Comments 11 Likes 6,638 Views

    One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, 'If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!' But the other answered, and rebuking him said, 'Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation Read More...

  • Baby Steps

    Posted June 25, 2019 by Dion Todd

    17 Comments 13 Likes 6,837 Views

    Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path Psalms 44:18 WEBWhen you begin to dig too deep into the 'Thou shall' and 'Thou shall nots' of the Bible and begin to compare it to your own lif Read More...

  • Rest from Stress

    Posted June 23, 2019 by Dion Todd

    24 Comments 11 Likes 6,878 Views

    Rest from Stress from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today I want to talk about resting from stress. Jesus Christ, who lived on Earth as our example, lived a simple life of trust and peace. When He and the disci Read More...

  • When You Cannot Face the Wind

    Posted June 23, 2019 by Dion Todd

    17 Comments 11 Likes 6,323 Views

    Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from t Read More...

  • Enemy At The Gates

    Posted June 22, 2019 by Dion Todd

    16 Comments 12 Likes 6,243 Views

    This our bread we took hot for our supplies out of our houses on the day we went out to go to you; but now, behold, it is dry, and has become moldy. These wine skins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. Read More...

  • Cuts Like A Knife

    Posted June 21, 2019 by Dion Todd

    22 Comments 14 Likes 6,904 Views

    Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, 'Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.' When he had come, immediately he came to him, and said, 'Rabbi! Rabbi!' and kissed him. They Read More...

  • Friends Like These

    Posted June 20, 2019 by Dion Todd

    21 Comments 17 Likes 6,557 Views

    Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10 WEBA man named Job went through a terrible time in his life where he suddenly lost everything, Read More...

  • Draw Me Close To You

    Posted June 19, 2019 by Dion Todd

    20 Comments 15 Likes 7,944 Views

    Therefore Jesus answered them, 'Don't murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day. John 6:43 WEBI could see from the look on some people Read More...

  • And God Laughed

    Posted June 18, 2019 by Dion Todd

    21 Comments 15 Likes 7,879 Views

    Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me. Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Read More...

  • Thank You

    Posted June 16, 2019 by Dion Todd

    22 Comments 12 Likes 7,112 Views

    Thank You from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today I want to talk about the importance of being thankful. Jesus lived on Earth as our example, and He was so thankful and full of praise. No matter what you have Read More...

  • The Dead End

    Posted June 16, 2019 by Dion Todd

    19 Comments 9 Likes 5,989 Views

    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalms 32:8 NIVRecently when the Lord was ready to start something new in our life, He started closing out the old Read More...

  • The Weed Eater

    Posted June 15, 2019 by Dion Todd

    18 Comments 13 Likes 6,382 Views

    Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine fi Read More...

  • The Twelve String

    Posted June 14, 2019 by Dion Todd

    17 Comments 12 Likes 5,820 Views

    Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. Psalm 33:2 WEBWhen I ran my fingers across the strings, I knew instantly that this was the most beautiful sounding instrument that I Read More...

  • The Wonderful You

    Posted June 13, 2019 by Dion Todd

    27 Comments 16 Likes 6,714 Views

    Which commandment is the greatest of all? Jesus answered, 'The greatest is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one: you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all you Read More...

  • Old Time Religion

    Posted June 12, 2019 by Dion Todd

    18 Comments 13 Likes 6,243 Views

    The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh's sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth. Judges 3:7 WEBCenturies ago, when it was time to go to church, there was excitement in Read More...

  • Praying Like Jabez

    Posted June 11, 2019 by Dion Todd

    23 Comments 14 Likes 7,112 Views

    Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, 'Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!' God granted him that which he req Read More...

  • Drive My Car

    Posted June 9, 2019 by Dion Todd

    21 Comments 12 Likes 6,912 Views

    Drive My Car from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Today I want to tell you a story about how I felt when I let someone drive our car for the first time. One year we visited some family members for Christmas, and Read More...

  • Saddling Up Anyway

    Posted June 9, 2019 by Dion Todd

    21 Comments 10 Likes 6,180 Views

    They told Esther's words to Mordecai. Then Mordecai asked them to return this answer to Esther: 'Don't think to yourself that you will escape in the king's house any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent now, Read More...