Remembering Auschwitz Part 2 ‘Until 1933 it was a very nice comfortable life,’ (Lucille Eichengreen) says. ‘But once Hitler came to power, the children that lived in the same building no longer spoke to us; they threw stones at us and called us names.’ (Rees, Lawrence. “Auschwitz: A New History” 2005, pg 38) As I … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Remembering Auschwitz Part 1 The war against the Soviet Union, begun in June that year (1941), precipitated the most radical solution yet seen to the Nazi’s self-created ‘Jewish Problem’: the destruction of Soviet Jewry by the shooting of men, women and children. (Rees, Lawrence. “Auschwitz: A New History” 2005, pg 92) I have finished reading … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Hope 8“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty…”. (Revelation 4:8) I know in my last post, I mentioned that I would start sharing what I have been learning while reading Auschwitz: A New History. It has put me in a very dark place. And I will be taking us all there soon, but … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Calamity Coming 38Does not the Most High send both calamity and good? 39Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins? (Lamentations 3:38-39) I am currently reading Auschwitz: A New History. It is a gut-wrenching, eye-opening, thoroughly researched exploration into one of the darkest periods of humanity. I wish I … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

24“Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’” (Matthew 25:24-25) Hello … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Joy in the Morning 4Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise His holy name. 5For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning. (Psalms 30:4-5) Good morning family! I woke up to an absolutely beautiful day here … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Boast 31Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:31) Blessed Taco Tuesday to y’all. I just wanted to get on here and share something with you before we get very busy with our major exercise over in Poland. I want to boast about the Lord … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Experiencing God 10And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:10) Many blessings to you all as our President’s Day weekend comes to an end. I ask you to keep the families of the two police officers and firefighter who were murdered yesterday … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Ungrateful 17Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.” (Luke 17:17-19) Good morning family! May this message find you in peace, joy, and gratefulness. … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

Moving Mountains 20He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) Greetings family. When I … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion