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Give Thanks Always – With a Grateful Heart
Today and every day, give thanks, with a grateful heart! In the midst of the storm when the tempest is raging, give thanks – the Master who calms the troubled seas is by your side. When the future looks bleak, … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, bleak, defeated, depressed, despair, futile, Give Thanks, God is good, Grateful, hopeless, isolated, lost, overwhelmed, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving, unloved, weak
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Life in the Real World: “The Secret” that so often eludes
I served 28 years in pastoral ministry – in four different countries. Although I had never intended to be a ‘pastor’, it was 28 years I wouldn’t trade for anything. I believe that pastoral ministry is a high and holy … Continue reading
A Post-Christmas Thought on the 12th Day of Christmas
Joy! Peace! Love! Three words. Three simple words. Three elusive, often misunderstood monosyllabic words that are tossed around every Christmas by the religious, and the non-religious; Christian and non-Christian alike. “JOY to the world, the Lord is come” “PEACE on … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Day, After Christmas, Christmas, Epiphany, God's love, joy, love, peace, Post Christmas, Redemption
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Eyes to the Hills
In the midst of the chaos, in the midst of the confusion, is there any hope at all? Where does our help come from?
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Tagged eyes to the hills, Help, Hope, inspiration, Psalm 121
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A Shout-Out to the Heroes and the Source of our Help
Many of you who have known me for a long time may not know that, for the past 2 years, I have had the opportunity to Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid, Biblical, Corona, Covid-19, God, Help, Heroes, Hope, Pandemic, Perspective
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A Peaceful Repose – Psalm 23
In a world gone mad, in the midst of a global crisis, when chaos abounds, there is still a peace that surpasses all understanding for all who return to the loving arms of the Good Shepherd who loves us and … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Hope, peace, Peaceful, Psalm 23, Rest, Shepherd
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LENT AND LIFE: The Journey Explained
And so the journey begins – the journey to the Cross! In one sense, we make this trek once a year. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Good Friday, the day we commemorate the death of the Son … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Third Strand (a little inspirational piece about the sanctify of marriage in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence)
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for children to alter the familial bands which have connected them with their parents, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station of Holy … Continue reading
Sovereign Wisdom and Perfect Love
When I reflect on the events and the circumstances I have experienced over the years; when I “ponder anew what the Almighty can do” and marvel at the way He has so skillfully woven His will into the tapestry of … Continue reading
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Tagged Almighty, atonement, Christ, faith, God's love, God's will, Jesus, love, Master Potter, mystery move, path of life, peace, perfect love, Prayer, sacrifice, Sovereign, sovereignty, tapestry, the Cross, truth, Wisdom
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The Heartbeat of Prayer
There is no greater work on earth in which to engage than prayer. There is no greater power to possess, no greater weapon to employ, no greater instrument to wield, no greater strategy to effect change in the world than … Continue reading
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Tagged all we need, communication, communion, Core Values, faith, God, God's will, impossible, peace, power, Pray, Prayer, promise of god, spiritual warfare, Thoughts, Values, wicked schemes, with God
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