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Retired: December 2007
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007. Merry Christmas. I wish you sunshine along with the rain. I wish you peace, and I wish you joy. Monday, December 24, 2007. The creek channel was formed by floods over many years. One tree at the edge of the channel has grown in this location for decades, and others for only a short time. I have walked along this creek for over fifty years and yet it is different this year. Here I am to Worship. Say we see what is lovely only because of Him. Light of the world,. But some of the...
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Retired: March 2007
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Sunday, March 18, 2007. The Purpose of Easter – To Provide a Light in the Darkness. Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn't see life. All he experiences of God is darkness, and an angry darkness at that.". Are we to shine a light into the darkness or share with one in the darkness how dark the darkness is? In the past several years I have been privileged ...
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Retired: February 2007
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007. 16 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. 17 O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. These words describing God as “my fortress” are a reminder of some of the words written by Martin Luther, entitled “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.”. In the second verse and a portion of the third, Luther writes, (Italics added for emphasis). A Tribute to David.
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Retired: January 2008
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008. I am reminded through the reading of. Prayer: Does It Make any Difference? By Philip Yancey (Zondervan) of some of the reasons we pray and seem to get no answer. One verse that is quoted in Chapter 16. Unanswered Prayer: Whose Fault? Is the following from. Can this really be true? Consider the words of Jesus from Matthew 25:41-45 (The Message). 41 -43"Then he will turn to the 'goats,' the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! 45"He will answer them, 'I'm telling...
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Retired: November 2007
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Monday, November 5, 2007. Fasting – More than Missing a Meal. A significant number of references to the word “fast” or the word “fasting” in scripture are connected to the concept of humbling oneself before God. How then do I humble myself? Is it by giving up my priorities and agenda for what God deems to be important? What then is important to the God of the universe? Are any of the following on the list of God’s priorities? 8226; Doing something about injustice? 8226; Freedom for oppressed people?
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Retired: August 2007
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007. When one stops to reflect on the questions: "Why am I here? What is my purpose? It is easy to get caught up in the details of life and think that somehow life's purpose is defined by what one accomplishes in life. But when life pulls us up short and we are forced to reflect on life's accomplishments, we may come to the same conclusion as the writer of Ecclesiastes - one's accomplishments are but a chasing after the wind. So what is my purpose in life? Purpose is found therefore ...
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Retired: September 2007
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Friday, September 28, 2007. Reaching for the Invisible God: what can we expect to find? By Philip Yancey. The author states in chapter 6 "A record of God's faithfulness in the past combines with hope of a better future for one end: to equip us for the present.". Hebrews 11:1-2 The Message (MSG). The writer of Hebrews then cites examples of faith through the history of God's people, concluding with verses 39-40. These verses are a reminder that my actions in the present (today) have the potential to becom...
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Monday, October 22, 2007. The Key to God's Treasure. 15 For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said,. In repentance and rest you will be saved,. In quietness and trust is your strength.". But you were not willing,…. 18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you,. And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice;. How blessed are all those who long for Him. 17 The fruit of righteousness will be peace;. 5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;.
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Retired: Fasting – More than Missing a Meal
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Monday, November 5, 2007. Fasting – More than Missing a Meal. A significant number of references to the word “fast” or the word “fasting” in scripture are connected to the concept of humbling oneself before God. How then do I humble myself? Is it by giving up my priorities and agenda for what God deems to be important? What then is important to the God of the universe? Are any of the following on the list of God’s priorities? 8226; Doing something about injustice? 8226; Freedom for oppressed people?
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Retired: Turf or Truth
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Thursday, December 20, 2007. Following the death of Lazarus, Jesus performed a miracle, restoring the physical life of his friend. What ensued after the miracle is a sad testimony to the desire of mankind to protect the familiar, comfortable turf we feel belongs to us. John 11:45-48 (New English Translation) “Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and reported to them what Jesus had done. For the Jews of J...
