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Blue Diamond Breaks Record Sales – I Hope It Ain’t the Hope!

I saw on Yahoo today that a rare blue diamond was sold for $7.98 million in Hong Kong, setting a new record as the most expensive gemstone per carat. I saw “blue diamond” and immediately thought of the infamous Hope Diamond. If you haven’t heard about the Hope Diamond curse, let me tell you about it. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 carats of beautiful blue diamond. The blue color is derived due to traces of boron within the diamond. Now I love diamonds as much as the next girl, but the Hope Diamond is one you probably don’t want to … Continue reading →

Generational Curses

Are they real? Yes they are and it is so important when contemplating sin to understand consequences that can surpass the moment inflicting pain on future generations. We can read about the first generational curse in Genesis upon Adam and Eve’s consumption of the forbidden fruit. Although the curse from that still remains in labor and physical death, by our Lord’s grace and mercy, in accepting His gift of salvation, we can be spared eternal spiritual death (separation from God). We see stories throughout the Bible of curses affecting generations that are perhaps examples that God allowed to be shared … Continue reading →