Tag: bible
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Simplicity
Simplicity An instructor of mine told this story about herself. When she, Anna, was eight years old she overheard her father talking to her mother on his phone about their vacation plans. What she heard was, “We’ll take the Pontiac up the coast (of California) and catch the circus in San Francisco.” What she thought…
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The Spirit of Christmas
Already the Christmas catalogs are arriving full of decorations, cards, and gifts. While they remind me of all that has to be done before that one day of the year, I also welcome them for the reminder of that one day, and even for all the days surrounding it in preparation, and for the glow…
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God Appointed A Worm
God Appointed A Worm Resting on a glass shelf in our home is a large pink and white and gold colored conch shell that Jack picked up from the surf in the Bahamas where we had gone for our honeymoon. It is a beautiful shell; and when he found it the conch was inside it.…
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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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The Secret Place
The Secret Place When you pray, go into your secret place and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who is in secret will reward you. (Matthew 6:6). These words words were spoken by Jesus just before he gave the disciples the words to the Lord’s Prayer.…
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