Category: faith
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Silence Whether I Wanted it or Not
“…..You can be saved by returning to me. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me….” Isaiah 30:15 GWT “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 NIV The weeks leading up to our London trip, I warned…
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Thankful Thursday-Psalm
Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits.Thank the Lord of all lords. His love never quits. Psalm 136:1 MSG
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Silence – Not Just on Sunday
“…a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.” Eccl 3:7 NET As an empty nester, I experience significantly more silence than I have in the previous 25 years. While raising the kids, I would escape to the park to walk, stare at trees and settle myself down. Often,…
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Forest Through the Trees
Staring at these trees on a recent walk, the common phrase, “can’t see the forest through the trees” came to mind. Some people say the phrase this way: “can’t see the forest for the trees”. Either way, I wondered how the expression came to be. USdictionary.com gives origin credit to…
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Hurricane Helene
May our loving Father bless all the residents in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia who have been affected by the hurricane. The statistical data collected so far is heartbreaking: The photos out of NC we’re especially devastating with many people on the mountains just as affected as those flooded in…
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Texas Tuesday – The Backstory
The Summary In the last three years, I’ve been to Texas eight times. Last Spring, I stayed a month. My then-remote position made it possible. Though I have seen and stayed in several Texas cities and towns, the state is beyond enormous and I’ve barely scratched the hot soil. I’ll…
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The Holy Hedge of Protection
On the lighter side today… Sometimes, when I pray the holy hedge of protection over my family, I think of this: Other times, I feel like Violet…This feels like my expression, depending upon what’s going on in the kids lives! Silly, I know. Thankfully, God’s protection is sent forth without…
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Be Encouraged, Your Sacrifice Matters
“I’m not really this person, letting my wife make the real money while I sit here 15 hours a day, seven days a week.” A once-vibrant professional and just-turned 40 entrepreneur/Dad says this to me fifteen years ago. “In my head, I’m back in a suit, important at work and…
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Optimism Doesn’t Equal Denial
Once upon a time, in a land long ago (called my thirties), I still retained a significant amount of optimism, even about the smallest things. I have always been a pragmatist, but a cheerful one. Fast-forward to my 50’s and though I still work toward positivity, I’m not the Pollyanna…
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The Time is Now
If you have been around church a while, you’ve likely heard several sermons encouraging parishioners to “wait upon the Lord”. “Keep waiting with great expectation of what the Lord can do!” the enthusiasm pours down from the pulpit. Wait for the salvation of family members. Wait patiently for the promotion.…
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Somber Sunday, Hopeful Monday
I came across the following words today, stated by actress Shannen Doherty of the 1990’s television show, Beverly Hills 90210. She died on Saturday at 53-years old. “I don’t want to die,” she heartbreakingly told People at the time. “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with…
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Find the Humor?
“Look for the humor in the teen years.” The 75-year old former pastor said this as we walked toward the sanctuary for Sunday service. Find the humor? Does this man still not know me even a little? What could possibly be funny about what I was sharing with him? “It’s…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 