Author Archives: Hedy Collver

Wrong Direction

The biblical story of Jonah is very well known, especially the part about his being swallowed by a whale. But one of the problems with feeling familiar with a story is that we can gloss over the details and miss the message God … Continue reading

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Get Up! Go!

The biblical story of Jonah is very well known, especially the part about his being swallowed by a whale. But one of the problems with feeling familiar with a story is that we can gloss over the details and miss the message God … Continue reading

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Easier Than We Think

2 Kings 5:9-12 (The Message) So Naaman with his horses and chariots arrived in style and stopped at Elisha’s door. Elisha sent out a servant to meet him with this message: “Go to the River Jordan and immerse yourself seven times. … Continue reading

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Bittersweet Goodbyes

2 Kings 2:1-2 (New Living Translation) When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to Bethel.” But Elisha … Continue reading

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Magic 8 Ball

2 Kings 1:1-2 (Today’s New International Version) After King Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel. Now King Ahaziah [Ahab’s son] had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to … Continue reading

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Who Is Blessed?

1 Kings 17:13-16 (New Living Translation) Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and … Continue reading

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Relying on God’s Strength

1 Kings 17:1 (New Living Translation) Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives — the God I serve — there will be no dew or rain during … Continue reading

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Ignoring Good Advice

2 Chronicles 9:29-31 (New Living Translation) The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Prophecy of Ahijah from Shiloh, and also in The Visions of … Continue reading

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Yearning for Wisdom

2 Chronicles 9:5-8 (The Message) She said to the king, “It’s all true! Your reputation for accomplishment and wisdom that reached all the way to my country is confirmed. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself; … Continue reading

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Waiting, Waiting, Waiting…

2 Chronicles 6:7-9 (New International Version) “My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build … Continue reading

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