How very good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard,on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion.For there the Lord ordained his blessing, life forevermore.Psalm 133 Sunday, …
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- Corner of Tyler Run and Holding Ave. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.Genesis …
Continue reading “God has made everything beautiful in its time” – Fall Photo Friday
- North Carolina writer Derek Maul I love autumn. I love the freshness in the air, the colors in the trees, and the sense of invigoration when I take a walk. I love making stew, sipping hot drinks by the fire, turning the heat down at night, and snuggling under a warm blanket. I love …
Continue reading Cheers to Autumn, and North Carolina, and Wake Forest in particular
- Beach baby in Bahrain Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked,or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night.They are like trees planted by streams of water,which yield their fruit in …
As the earth puts out its growth, and as a garden grows its seeds, so the Lord God will grow righteousness and praise before all the nations.Isaiah 61:11 But Jesus said to them, “There’s no need to send them away. You give them something to eat.”Matthew 14:16 - some of the more than 50 people who worked Saturday morning One …
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today."Jesus - Matthew 6:34 - a new look for the back of my parents' home! So I was heading out to my car during Wednesday's rain when a movement caught my peripheral vision and I turned to watch …
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Note/disclaimer: I will forget to mention at least one important person in this post - it's inevitable - I'm sorry... First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throughout the whole world. I serve God in my spirit by sharing …
Continue reading A huge “Thank you” – from the bottom of my heart
- contemporary worship this week at WFPC "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." …
Continue reading the connection between “trust” and “obey” (Rebekah’s top-10 countdown)
...on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights. - Genesis 7:11-12 Now that was a lot of rain! But surprisingly with almost no wind at all. …
Continue reading Photo Friday images of soaking rains, summer colors, and a Golden Retriever
"Life is - at its heart - full to overflowing with grace and goodness and light and love." - writer and grandaddy Derek Maul This week's Photo Friday selections cover so much love, beauty, enthusiasm, and fun. To be honest, at times it can be hard to keep up! However, as the Miami Campbells are …
Derek Maul: Words and Photographs for the Journey 