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"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the...
Last week, in Sowing Our Talents, Part 1, I told the story of how embarrassed I became when one of my coworkers commented on having heard me sing at work. We then went on to see what Jesus has to say about talents, and we learned that it doesn't matter whether we have...
"If you knew the gift of God...you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." (John 4:10) Large clumps of fuschia colored flowers are planted in the round clay pots on our back deck. They are hardy, as well as butterfly attractors. Yesterday...
In our study on what constitutes a SMART Christian after reflecting on the first four alphabets of the acronym SMART, let us today focus on the final alphabet T-TENACITY "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2 Tim 4:7) Let...
"And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way." (Ephesians...
"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24) The happy flock of sparrows were jumping and hopping as if they were on little pogo sticks. They were, indeed, having a fun afternoon in the sun outside the coffee shop. The...
The small squirrel, scurrying like crazy to get out of our way on the walkway, holding onto a good-sized pine cone; he wasn't about to lose his treasure! Amazing that he could grasp and drag something almost as large as he was. And how many times have you seen an ant,...
"Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. And the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8-9) The guidebook...
"In the beginning......" (Genesis 1:1) Ever have one of those days? You know, one of those days? Nothing seems to be going quite right, you don't feel in sync with what's going on, it's all kind of gray or fuzzy. All sorts of circumstances can be a cause. One of the...
"He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." (Psalm 121:3-4) Patches of anemone type flowers in bright yellows and neon pinks clustered about our front walkway. So eye-catching,...
"Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do." (Hebrews 10:24,25) We were in the midst of a glorious sight. Surrounding us were massive boulders and giant flat top granite...
“You just wrote about fear,” a reader wrote, “but how about conquering fear and anxiety?” She’s right. Fear and anxiety are like vinegar and water. Mixed together, they clean out our serenity and wipe away our perfect peace. But can you blame us? How can we have peace...
All of my plans for Christmas Eve looked like they were being dashed. We were to have Christmas Eve dinner around 4:30. This would allow us to be able to leave at our leisure for the Christmas Eve service at 6:00. We would then come back to the house and have...