I wonder how many happy occurrences are directed by God as special gifts just for me? And you? I wonder if that safe trip to the grocery store, that sudden decision to take a different route from the usual one are actually God directing our paths out of danger? And we, like well-loved children, take […]
Jul 12, 2014
The Faith of Bartimaeus
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It was just another day in the life of Bartimaeus. He sat down beside the road in the dust, the sun beating down on his head and back, hoping that a few kind-hearted people who passed by would give him enough money to buy food. That’s the way many blind people made a living in […]
Jun 20, 2014
Fearless Friday
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Not that any day of the week can have courage, but it might be good this one day to practice being courageous, less fearful, and more hopeful. Doubtless, everywhere we look, there are reasons to fear. I don’t mean that we should put our heads in the sand. We need to know what’s going on […]
May 31, 2014
Waiting for the Morning
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“My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning” (Psalm 130:6). Something about mornings brings hope. I believe it is related to a life force within us that rises, like the mercury in a thermometer, with each new day. As I read that verse from Psalm 130, I can imagine a […]
May 5, 2014
The Weight of the World
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A mourning dove calls somewhere in the darkness of early morning. The leaves on the maple move in a breeze that blows through and I notice for the fist time how near the limbs are to the porch. The tree is growing. Spring is here and a fresh, new beginning is in the air but, […]
May 1, 2014
In Faith, Believing
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Today is the National Day of Prayer. I hope that people of faith in God will pray for the United States of America as we’ve never prayed before. A friend and I were talking last night and we agreed that prayer changes things; prayer is not a place of last resort, it should be our […]
