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Endings and Beginnings … Watching and Waiting
But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” ~ Psalm 31:14 Each and every day … each and every breath … every moment involves beginnings and endings. We all know that we are not guaranteed the next day or the next breath. That notion, if one dwells on it too long,…
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The day after the election …
We have been building up to the 2016 election for quite some time, but what about looking forward to after the election?
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God made …
The following are reflections on Psalm 139:13-14 today from Bible.com as well as the stories making headlines now. God made men God made women God made people who are gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, bisexual God made people who become terrorists God made black people, white people, and tan people God made police officers and criminals…
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“This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.” Psalms 91:2
Sometimes I read the Psalms and almost gloss over them, but this one got me this morning from bible.com and it took me in some interesting places. First, the simple word “declare” was used – not “I think about” or “I consider” or anything like that, but declare. It’s active. It’s on-going. It’s personal. Whatever…
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Praying for those who can’t pray for themselves
I am now ending my third week on sabbatical. So far, it’s going way too quickly! In addition to working on research for my doctoral thesis, I’m using this time to have more thorough prayer time. My prayer and devotional life was getting pretty dry. It was more perfunctory than relational; more of an obligation…
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The beginning of my sabbatical
At 11:59:59PM tonight, my world will change … at least for about 6 weeks while I’m on sabbatical to work on my doctoral thesis. Maybe that sounds overly dramatic, but, at that time, I will turn off my church email, I will redirect our congregational care telephone number, and I will turn my cell phone…
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