So birds. I haven’t had the time lately to watch and take photos. But yesterday and today there has been such a flurry of activity around our feeder I had to set aside five minutes and grab some photographs. My favorite shots are action. Birds in the air – flying, landing, taking off – are…
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. – Titus 3:3-5 Yesterday,…
I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers. I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. – Philippians 1:3-4 There is still a lot of extremely serious news to respond to and discuss. But for today I’m sticking with the popular…
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In him was life, and that life was the light of all humankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:4-5 I sometimes think I’d like to start a national campaign to highlight and promote better understanding and more accuracy when it comes to Christmas. There is so much we…
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Monday December 28: The countdown to the end of 2020 now stands at “4” There is a lot of enthusiasm out there to see the year 2020 take it’s long-anticipated spot in the review mirror. I get that, but I also believe a posture of looking for the next best thing is seldom beneficial, because…
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Let joy be your continual feast. Make your life a prayer. And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 This is one rainy, dreary, un-festive Monday morning! So I am especially grateful, then, that my Sunday was such…
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. – James 1:5 Do you ever – suddenly and with no apparent explanation – see things more clearly? This is something that happens quite often in my experience, and it is…
“The peace of Christ must control your hearts — a peace into which you were called in one body. And be thankful people.” – Colossians 3:15 With tomorrow – believe it or not – officially the “1st Sunday in Advent”, I’d like to reiterate my argument that Advent is more effectively understood as a five-week…
a few thankful words and photos
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Part of me wants to join this growing social media trend of sharing images from Thanksgivings past – and that certainly sounds like a tempting exercise in nostalgia. But, instead, I’m going to be grateful for today, for this moment in the year 2020; and that is going to remain my theme for the rest…
