Tag Archives: God

Unforgettable Beauty

And I will give him a white stone and on the stone a new name. ~Jesus There is a flower that lives above tree line in the Rocky Mountains that has captured my heart for almost forty years. It is … Continue reading

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The Loss

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. ~ Job Bridge to Terabithia is a story of a special friendship between a young boy and girl. Although from different backgrounds, their hearts … Continue reading

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What Is The Drive-Shaft of Your Life?

“Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The … Continue reading

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The Voice

One evening a few years ago, I was driving home in the gentle rain of the Pacific Northwest. In the back of my old Jeep lay a gift for the best grandson in the wide world that I had purchased … Continue reading

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Embrace Your Thorn

 …A thorn in the flesh was given to me… And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”  2 Corinthians 12:7,9 Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. The real … Continue reading

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God as King

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall … Continue reading

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Heavenly Hearth and Home

As for man, his days are like grass…and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.  Psalm 103:15-16 Not long ago my wife and I went back to the community we had lived in for 16 years. My wife said, “I … Continue reading

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Creation

 “In the beginning, God created…” Most of us have had experiences in nature where we have felt a staggering sense of complexity and diversity, breathtaking beauty, and astonishing creativity, and added to all of that, the joy of discovery we … Continue reading

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On Seeing God

Persons rarely become present where they are not heartily wanted. ~Dallas Willard Do you remember the time when Moses was tending sheep in the wilderness of Sinai and saw a flickering fire off in the distance? Moses said, “What’s going … Continue reading

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A Good and Beautiful God

All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD. ~ King David Once there was a lovely autistic boy named Joseph who attended our church and after a song was sung or a prayer offered in … Continue reading

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