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Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring  - June 6   Saint of the day: Saint Norbert Patron Saint of invoked during childbirth for safe delivery; Magdeburg, Germany Introduction to Deuteronomy [1]   Deuteronomy is narrated, for the most part, by Moses. Yep, that Moses . Some people actually say Moses wrote the book, but most scholars think that the writer(s) were just using Moses the character as a means to get their message across. Attributing the text to a hugely important cultural figure would give it more power, right? Think about if someone today came out with "George Washington's Lost Will." There'd be controversy, but you can bet that book would sell. Once you sift through all the nitty-gritty laws and rules, the main message is that the Israelites should worship one god (6:4) in one place (14:25). That god is God, and—even though it's never named in the book—that place is Jerusalem. This message comes a...

  Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring  - June 5   Saint of the day: Saint Boniface Patron Saint of Germany First Wednesday-Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr   Numbers, chapter 22, Verse 2-3 2 Now Balak, son of Zippor, saw all that Israel did to the Amorites, 3 and Moab FEARED the Israelites greatly because they were numerous. Moab was in dread of the Israelites .   Fear is listed by many theologians as the 8 th deadly sin. God in making us a Holy people wants us to be free of fear. Is it any wonder that people without faith are plagued by fear? Fear Dominates Politics, Media and Human Existence in America—And It’s Getting Worse according to Don Hazen.   “Fear is the mind-killer” – Frank Herbert, Dune   People cannot think clearly when they are afraid. As numerous studies have shown, fear is the enemy of reason. It distorts emotions and perceptions, and often leads ...