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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Author Archives: Deacon Rick. I am a retired Deacon in Lakeland Florida. October 31, 2016. The stroke hit me two years ago today. Over breakfast this morning Melanie and I read from our assortment of daily devotionals. Bam, bam, bam. Melanie had already published her book of daily devotions by the time this day arrived. … Continue reading →. What a day brings. October 30, 2016. October 27, 2016. We’re going to drown! 8221; 26. … Continue reading →. October 23, 2016.
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Newer posts →. All… together 2.0. October 15, 2016. A few days ago I wrote about a new understanding I’d had into Paul’s declaration that all things work together for good. Last week Melanie and I were listening to Joel Osteen. Talk about trouble being one way God transports us to where He wants us to be. One of his illustrations was the life of Joseph, the story that wraps up the. It is all those things,. As Joel points out in his sermon, if any of the links along t...
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All around | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Night fall →. July 19, 2015. I listened as a friend unloaded their frustrations with the medical care being received by one of his children. I found myself wondering if one reason the Lord was allowing the unfortunate situation was so that my friend would be drawn to a special place of access where he could help his own child and others facing similar problems. 8221; And I prayed. Does that sound morbid? I am a retired Deacon in Lakeland Florida. This entry was poste...
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God’s purpose | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Reading what I wrote →. July 30, 2015. We have the idea that God is leading us toward a particular end or a desired goal, but He is not… What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end, God sees as the goal itself. What is my vision of God’s purpose for me? After reading this sobering comment by Mr. Chambers, I went on during the week to hear summaries of a couple of Christian conversions. I’m trying, Lord. I am a retired Deacon in Lakeland Florida.
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Night fall | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. God’s purpose →. July 23, 2015. It was the middle of the night. I was holding Melanie’s hand as she slept. Suddenly, she jerked awake. Somehow she thought I was not in the bed with her. Then she felt my hand holding hers. 8220;What was that noise? 8221; she asked. I had heard nothing. I came back to the bedroom and turned on the closet light. It gave me enough light to see an extra blanket in Melanie’s nightstand. I turned off the closet light and moved...We have not...
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Philippians 4:13 | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Reading what I wrote. August 7, 2015. My re-learning how to walk proceeds one step at a time. Thursday we went to the nearly-finished new rehab facility at the hospital at the invitation of my therapists. They wanted me as a guinea pig to help them learn how to use the new “marionette machine,” a device that suspends the crippled patient from the ceiling, holding their weight and allowing them to practice walking along a path on the floor. My balance is still mostly ...
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Reading what I wrote | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Philippians 4:13 →. Reading what I wrote. July 31, 2015. Daily devotional published by the Bible Reading Fellowship begins the series of essays I wrote for Paul’s letters to Timothy, Titus and Philemon. These will run through the month of August, the month I turn 65 years old. I am not arriving at this retirement age the way I expected. About the time I mark my birthday I will also be marking ten months since a stroke rewrote my situation. For the month of July,.
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RICK’S BOOKS | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. This is a collection of short one- and two-sentence prayers to act as thought starters for your prayer time. I think of them as seeds for your prayer garden! When I pray off the cuff, I tend to fall into a rut of the same old personal concerns. This is a way to help turn your thughts and your intercessions in new directions. The pocket-sized paper edition is available by ordering from Lulu. An e-book version is available from Smashwords. Jesus used over 30 parables.
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Plans and Promises | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Listening For His Voice. All around →. July 2, 2015. For some time I have wondered how to answer the people who ask me, “How are you? There is so much that is still broken and not working. It is tedious to review. Many times, and for fun, I have gone with the obvious. “I had a stroke…” I’ll reply. Most people get it and play along. Only once did someone not get the joke, and that was a nurse at the hospital. Today one of the devotionals we read cited this verse:.
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Moments | Deacon Rick
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My personal blog in Lakeland Florida. Been there →. August 15, 2015. Friday the therapist had me walk around the gym three times, the third time with a cane in hand. He always kept one or two hands on my back, gripping the belt around my chest. My slowest pace was with the cane! His explanation was the cane was something extra for my brain to have to think about. What a complicated piece of wiring it is under our skulls. I got tired then and get tired now remembering it. Another therapist who had read.
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