tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89887059745760863852012-02-16T12:56:05.896-05:00"Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations..." -- Matthew 28:19Kohath Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221308963508549878noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988705974576086385.post-2270414183216618442009-11-02T08:17:00.009-05:002009-11-02T08:44:44.439-05:00

For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.One of the constant struggles I've had in my Christian life is what I call "selective memory". That is, when I'm faced with a trial in my life, I worry whether God can or will be able to help me with it even though he has done so over and over again. It's seems so easy to hang onto the pain and trials from the past, but hard to hold onto the

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.Every time I read the story of Jesus walking on the water, I'm fascinated! It's an incredible story and so many books have been written about it alone including John Ortberg's best seller, "If You Want To Walk On Water, You Have To Get Out Of The Boat". (Awesome book by the way.) But while it's often looked at as a story of one of Jesus'

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.Did you ever play that game when you were a kid called "Telephone"? Essentially, one person comes up with a phrase or saying and then whispers it to another person in the room. The second person has to take what they heard and whisper it to the next person and so on throughout the whole room. When it gets to the last person, that person tells

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.Galatians 5:22 tells details clearly what is called "the fruit of the Spirit" -- the characteristics of Christ that we can experience for ourselves if we allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our lives. The passage tells us:"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.When the Israelites were in captivity, the walls of Jerusalem had been broken down into rubble. The very city that held the presence of God was in pieces and the walls were just piles of stones. Even when the Israelites began going back to live there. When Nehemiah heard this, he was cupbearer to the king of Persia and his heart was troubled.

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.I don't know about you, but in recent days I have been feeling just simply worn out! You know, the feeling... hours and days pass by with a continuing list of "to-do's" that never seem to get done. Everything including my personal devotional time and efforts for God become cumbersome... like pushing a big boulder up a hill. Absolutely nothing

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.Parenting is not easy sometimes. Although we are entrusted by God to raise our children, sometimes our best efforts don’t work well. It’s easy in those times to feel like a failure as a parent and to take that feeling of failure into our future parenting style by either giving up on discipline or becoming too frustrated and angry in our

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.org.Ever wonder why the wicked prosper? Ever wonder why people who have no love for God or no regard for Christ seem to succeed in life, while other people who dedicate their lives to God struggle in all kinds of ways? I have wondered that many times in life and it sounds like the Old Testament prophet, Habakkuk, wondered the same. Habakkuk lived at

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For more information, please visit www.kohath.orgHi, Friends! Rev. “Connie” Cohen here, reflecting on one of the most famous New Testament passages. I’m referring to Paul’s Letter to the Romans, Chapter 3 and verses 23 & 24. Here it is: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” (Don’t we all remember this verse?) But what follows is this: “and are justified freely by his grace

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For more information, visit http://www.kohath.orgIt's summer time!  The time when many people take vacation trips with family and friends.  Of course, booking these trips requires some decision making and careful planning, but no matter where you're going there are always two different approaches you can take for arranging the perfect getaway:Self-booking:  You can look on-line or in the paper,

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For more info, please visit http://www.kohath.orgHey, folks!I'm "Connie" Cohen, father of Jack and Jill, and a retired pastor. I've been invited to contribute to the Blog effort of Kohath Ministries and am pleased to do so. I hope you will enjoy my ramblings, and from time-to-time let me know your response.Have you noticed how many people have TATTOOS? It seems they're everywhere! Where it used

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For more information, please visit http://www.kohath.org.Over the last few weeks, God has really been challenging me about what I will call "matters of the heart". When I say, "challenging me", I mean that every day I'm being faced with situations that are forcing me to evaluate where my heart is as well as to test where the hearts of others are. As I've been doing so, I've become keenly aware of

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For more information, visit http://www.kohath.org.I was reading today about King Solomon taking over the throne of Israel from his father, David. What an intimidating experience that must have been! His father was (and still is) seen as "Israel's great King" who had a heart for God and lived his life in obedience to him. Solomon, on the other hand, was very young and had already experienced

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So many times in my life, I have heard Christian people say either as a recommendation to others or as a testimony for themselves that "putting God first" is the key to peace and fulfillment in life.  I have to say after 40+ years of hearing it, I absolutely believe that it is true!  But the reality is, when I look around this world, or better yet -  even in my own circles, I see so few Christian

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In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus gave the "Great Commission" to all Christians.  "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you..."It is for this purpose that my brother Jack Cohen and I formed Kohath Ministries (http://www.kohath.org).  But what does it take to "

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