Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

The Amazing Connection Between Jewish Holidays, Christ, and Us

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I like to unwind at the end of the day with computer solitaire. Life rarely falls neatly into place so watching the cards organize into their suits brings a crazy sense of satisfaction. Maybe that’s why seeing how the Old and New Testaments fit perfectly together thrills me.

Leviticus 23 describes seven Jewish holidays. These festivals, related to Old Testament Jewish history, foreshadowed New Testament events. The first four were fulfilled in Christ’s first coming. Do the last three relate to events surrounding His second coming?Continue Reading

Does Christ Seem Slow in His Return?

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Larry settled into his seat and prepared for takeoff. The intercom crackled. “We’re waiting on passengers whose planes just landed. We’ll depart when they arrive,” the pilot said,

What about my connecting flight? Larry thought.

A few minutes later a young mother struggled down the aisle, diaper bag on one arm, baby in the other. A second child held her hand. Larry winced remembering his selfish thoughts.

Once in the air, the pilot said, “We’ll make up the time. You’ll arrive on time for your connecting flights.” The stragglers hadn’t made them late.

Larry thought of that as we discussed 2 Peter 3. Christ’s return feels slow to us, but it will come right on time. Compassion, not apathy, motivates the delay.Continue Reading

An Urgent Warning from September 11 for Today

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It started off like an ordinary day. No one predicted the horror and heroism that would unfold September 11, 2001. This week marks the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. Do you remember where you were when you heard? Let’s look back and apply the experience to today.

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“Tomorrow’s September 11,” I told our daughter on the tenth anniversary.

“I know. I hope we don’t get any weird calls.”

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“Did you know our center answered the flight attendant’s call that day?”

My daughter works for American Airlines. She considered what it would be like to receive a call from a plane hijacked by terrorists on a suicide mission. The thought sobered us.

Airline agents weren’t trained how to handle calls taken from hijacked planes. Like many tragedies, this one seemed to hit without warning.Continue Reading

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