The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 Monday morning I woke up early enough to walk the dog just as the sunrise was beginning to push its way over the trees to the east. Max was more interested in rabbits and…
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!…
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Moses: “Look here! Today I’ve set before you life and what’s good versus death and what’s wrong.”… “I have set life and death, blessing and curse before you. Now choose life…” – Deuteronomy 30:15,19 Again, this week, my camera has been inactive and I have to rely on our daughter Naomi’s keen eye for story…
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“I have much more to say to you, but you can’t handle it now. However, when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you in all truth. He won’t speak on his own, but will say whatever he hears and will proclaim to you what is to come. He will glorify me, because he will…
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“The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act.” – Jesus, John 14:10 It’s an interesting sensation to know that tens, hundreds, possibly thousands of people are reading with me, sharing the…
Hello everyone! Believe it or not, the next big thing on the Christian calendar is Lent. That’s right, February 16 is Shrove Tuesday, and February 17 will be Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. If anything, these Covid protocols that keep us separate from one-another make the choice to observe and to practice faith…
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An A-B-C book for the grandchildren
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Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. – Romans 13:8 To be honest, I am a little concerned about my attention span. Or maybe I should say “our” attention span, collectively, because I know it’s not just me. Recently I have found…
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For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. – 1 Corinthians 13:12 I have been doing some rummaging in my study. The space is mostly a disorganized mess, but I have…
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. – 1 Corinthians 13:12 I have been doing some rummaging in my study. The space is mostly a disorganized mess, but I have…
