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Wild And Tame
At one time we lived near a ranch that bred and raised Arabian horses. They were magnificent animals, and often grazed in a field near the road that we usually traveled. One day, when I drove by the pasture, I had to slow down, as a graceful deer crossed the road in front of me,…
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The Queen OF Sheba
When the Queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon as well as the palace,. . . the food on his table, . . . his officials,. . . servants,. . . and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed. She said to the king, . . .…
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OOPS
OOPS The last blog, Steadfast Love contained a glip, an ad for some kind of chair. Neither Jack nor I can understand exactly how that happened, but I’ll be monitoring more closely from now on. Also, if you do not receive a blog on a Sunday or a Wednesday, please let me know. So far,…
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Steadfast Love
Why does God love us? Is it because we are made in His image? Is it because His son loves us and gave his life for us? Are there more reasons? One reason draws us closer to Him throughout our lives: of all the living things in all creation, human beings are the ones who…
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A Forgiveness Lifestyle
Whenever, as a child, I complained to my grandmother of some heinous crime that one of my sisters had committed, my grandmother would respond, “But she said she was sorry, and so we don’t speak of it again. It happened, and it is over with.” The message to me was that forgiveness is a lifestyle.…
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The Bundle Of Life
Our Father God is quick to forget our sins when we repent. As Corrie Ten Boom once wrote, “He buries our sins in the deepest part of the ocean; and then posts a sign that reads “No Fishing!” He forgets our sins many times in our lifetimes; but there are other things that God never…
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Life’s Book
One day, when King Josiah of Judah had sent his secretary to the High Priest Hilkiah, the secretary returned with this message: “Hilkiah has found a book.” (2Kings11:8) It was the book of all the laws given to Moses hundreds of years before when the Isrealites left Egypt to travel to the Promised Land. The…
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Time and Eternity
It has been said that the Hebrew people were the only ancient people who believed that time itself is “linear”; it has a beginning, a middle, and an end. All other ancient people believed that time is cyclical, exhibited in the seasons of the year, and the positions of the sun, moon, and stars. The…
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Story Of A Soul
There are a least three Saints Teresa in the Catholic Church. The second one, chronologically, Therese of Lisieux, France was the one chosen by Mother Teresa of Calcutta as her namesake. Therese of Lisieux was a young woman born in 1873 of a devout Catholic family, one of five sisters, all of whom became nuns.…
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God’s JEWELS
The painted bunting is a small bird. It looks as if it has been dipped into four different paint pots: blue, red, green and yellow, all brilliant in the sunlight, less noticeable in the shade. “Noticeable “ is an understatement , for the sight of one of these in a splash of sunlight is unforgettable.…