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Appointment In Jerusalem by Lydia Prince
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In December of 1926 Lydia Christensen was a successful 36-year-old Domestic Arts teacher in the city of Korsor Denmark. However, just before Christmas when her longtime friend and colleague Soren asked her to marry him, she couldn’t answer “yes.” She was fond of him alright. But was the settled life in Denmark “it”? Somehow she wanted more.
Back in Korsor after spending Christmas her family in Bonderslev, she decided to spend her vacation reading. Ignoring the literary choices on her bookshelf, she pulled out the Bible. She began to read in Matthew and soon found herself transfixed as the book came alive to her.
When she got to the beatitudes she read Jesus’ words: “Ask and it shall be given you.” Could she ask about the unnamed longing she had been feeling? How did one do that? Should she kneel” Pray aloud? Then:
“And now in the familiar room, with the sound of the clock ticking in my ears, something took place for which my whole background and education left me totally unprepared. … No longer was I looking into the back of the chair. In its place a Person was standing over me. A long white garment covered the Person’s feet. Slowly I r
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In the Acts of the Apostles chapter 16, we have the story of how the Apostle Paul came to start a church in Philippi, the most important city of Macedonia, centuries before Christ.
Macedonia is now part of Greece (or, officially known, The Hellenic Republic), but it was under Roman occupation and rule then.
The city, founded by King Philip of Macedonia (father to Alexander the Great), had become, under Roman rule, a metropolis filled with loyalists to the Empire.
The Romans granted land rights to retired soldiers, so there was no shortage of the cult of the Emperor---meaning Caesar was worshipped like a god there with great enthusiasm.
There was also no synagogue in Philippi, which made Paul's mission there even more challenging. In every city where Paul would visit to share the Good News of Jesus, he would always start at the local synagogues.
So when he and his companions arrived in Philippi, they decided to go to the river near the city to worship. Jewish custom required that they worship near water, either in a mikvah in a synagogue or a river.
When Paul approached the wide, muddy waters of the Krenides River, he discovered a gathering of women already there, worshipping in the Jewish tradition, eve
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Appointment in Jerusalem
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