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Recently, in the wee hours one morning, I reached an impasse. While the rest of the world was asleep, my mind began to wrestle and churn with something I had been dealing with for…
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As I have gotten older, one of the things I get a great deal of enjoyment from is watching my grandkids. Whether happy, sad, or downright mad, their sweet honesty—even in the most trying…
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Bob, a friend of Jerry’s, went to be with the Lord a few years ago. When Jerry and Bob first met at a conference where Bob was speaking, Bob, in his forties, was only…
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One day last week, while Jerry and I were sitting on our front porch in the chill of the early morning, the wind began to blow. Gentle, yet at the same time strangely strong,…
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This morning on crosswalk.com, I was reading about the possible meaning of the word, “Maundy,” as it pertains to Maundy Thursday. It comes from the Latin “mandatum “ which means “command.” On Thursday evening,…
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We are living in one of the darkest times any of us could have imagined and none has ever seen. We yearn to return to what used to be, but will that ever be…
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Over a matter of days, the entire landscape of our nation has changed. From doing pretty much anything we wanted day or night, we have suddenly put our lives on hold in the quietness…
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When I woke up this past Tuesday, the first drowsy thought to run through my mind was how the Lord has always taken care of me. My inward response, Yes, Lord, that’s true. As…
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After reposting last week my blog from a year ago, I’ve been thinking so much about what I wrote concerning God’s love. When I said, “Everything God does is out of love for us,”…