What do you do when you feel discouraged? I’ve been feeling that way recently, but this morning I was blessed by the verse of the day from one of my Bible apps. Today’s selection was 1 Timothy 6:12, in which Paul tells young Timothy, “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life […]
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I was getting my daily walk in at a mall when a group of people were heading my way, directly in my path, taking up pretty much all of the walking space. They showed no sign that they saw me, no sign of making room for me to pass on either side. Years of conditioning that I
In Just a Moment In just a momentCreation becameGod breathed outAnd time beganThe stars and planetsHe flung out wideThe mountains roseThe wild sea billowedHe breathed againAnd life began In just a momentCreation fellThe serpent’s lieWas wielded too wellGods crowning gloryNow held in thrallTo redeem his peopleHe’d give it all In just a momenteverything changedEmmanuel, God
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I tend not to write with ink, and yesterday’s fiasco was a reminder of why. I was signing this year’s Christmas cards and ruined three of the cards. Two of them I wrote “Happy New York” instead of “Happy New Year”, and one I skipped “Merry Christmas” and went straight into “Happy New Year.” Now unusable, I had
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Happy Thanksgiving to all! Looking forward to the first Sunday in Advent this Sunday. Time to rejoice! “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” Psalm 106:1
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I’m a history buff and enjoy the “people stories” behind the facts. It’s easy to look at historical figures as simply people in a book or faces looking back at us from sculptures, portraits, or photographs and forget that these were real people, just like us. None of them knew how things were going to turn out. They
About a month ago I found a YouTube video of some worship music that I could actually hear the music. I’m fairly hard of hearing and wear hearing aids. Music is especially challenging for me, even with hearing aids, which is a major frustration for someone who used to have an excellent ear for music. This music
Yes, I remember EdenThat place from long agoThe trees of green, the sky so blue, And gentle winds did blow All creatures dwelt in amityWith each other and with manThey had no fear of Adam and EveAs side by side they ran All creatures knew their MakerThe fellowship was sweetTheir voices raised in harmonyAs they worshipped
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I’ve been spending time rereading one of my favorite authors and trying out a series by a new (to me) author. I truly believe that reading makes you better writer, speaker, and thinker; and I encourage you to find a favorite author and a book to enjoy. (And for those of you who aren’t into sitting with
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Yesterday morning a passage which is probably familiar to you, Galatians 5:22-23, came to my mind. It reads, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Over the years, I’ve had several realizations about this passage that I’d like to share with
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