As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. Proverbs 27:19 I have too much to share today, so Friday will be broken down into two posts. First, a classic, short, “Four Photo Friday.” Then, maybe this afternoon, a reflection on the fabulous WFPC deacons’ party we attended Thursday evening. This post is a…
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Among these people you shine like stars in the world – because you hold on to the word of life. Philippians 2:15-16 Photo Friday is here again! But I have not – despite my plan to return to the church rose garden – taken many pictures at all over the past few days. My life…
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when…
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Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Today’s Photo Friday comprises a hodgepodge of images Rebekah and I found this week looking for photographs of her sister, Rachel, and of the sibling group (Roy, Rachel, Rebekah, Joe, Jesse). They are now part of a collection being assembled…
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your being, and all your strength. These words that I am commanding you today must always be on your minds. Recite them to your children. Talk about them when you are sitting around your house and when you are out and about, when you are lying down and when…
Jesus – “I am the Gateway. To enter through me is to experience life, freedom, and satisfaction. A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect —life in its fullness until you overflow!” – John 10:9-10 Today…
Read more Family update: from (all) our grandchildren to their great-grandparents
But now, says the Lord—the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel:Don’t fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine… …Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I love you. – Isaiah 43:1,4 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which…
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. 3 Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward…
the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. – Acts 16:33 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then…
The latest on my dad is disappointing but not unexpected. First, fixing the gash in his head required a plastic surgeon and more than thirty stitches. Dad doesn’t do anything half way! Because of the trauma to his head, more tests were called for, like making sure his vertebrae were not damaged. Then – because…
