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Continue reading →: ProvidenceIn old classic literature providence was used to describe how God used natural events—however extreme—to demonstrate his power and his care. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) In Daniel DeFoe’s Robinson Crusoe, his protagonist experiences a shipwreck and twenty-eight (28) years stranded…
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Continue reading →: Immesurably more than all we ask or imagineNow to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us… Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) More than we ask or imagine— I wanted to be loved and accepted, but feared rejection. Praise be to the God and Father…
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Continue reading →: the valley of the shadow of death…Covid’s delta variant is rampant and claiming lives. Lockdowns, mask-mandates, and vaccinations strike passionate chords in cultural debate. When will it end? The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan and amidst the panic to escape the country there are reports of executions of civilians. America’s allies all over Afghanistan are in…
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Continue reading →: Hiding…Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 (NIV) When my kids were little and we played hide-and-seek they would hide in the…
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Continue reading →: I implore youFor Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. II Corinthians 5:14-15 (NIV) I am convinced: Jesus died…
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Continue reading →: A promise is a promiseAll that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. John 6:37 (ESV) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my…
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Continue reading →: How wide and long and high and deep… And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness…
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Continue reading →: Dwelling and RulingLet the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…and be thankful…let the word of Christ dwell in you richly… Colossians 3:14-16 (ESV) What do you dwell on? I am convinced the thoughts on which we dwell tend to rule over us. The result of which can be detrimental or beneficial.…
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Continue reading →: MarginsHow do you cope with interruptions? How about delays? When I was a kid and we were late, I became embarrassed or angry. Later, when tardiness was the result of my own poor planning and irresponsibility, the consequences often affected others. I will never forget when my best friend from…
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Continue reading →: I am the vine“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener… you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing… As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my…
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