So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up-building. Romans 14:19 While at a going away party for friends who are moving, I heard this conversation: Lady 1: (Sadly) I can’t believe she’s leaving. Things will never be the same without her. Lady 2: I know, but this is…
Read MoreA friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17 Life can get hard. Troubles come. Apparently, it is a sure thing. In Job 5:6, he says, “For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, but man is born to…
Read MoreThen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Jeremiah 29:12 Rote Prayer: Now I lay me down to sleep, …
Read MoreKeep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings…. Psalm 17:8 Our fourth grandchild, Jack, recently turned six months old. All four have been pleasant babies (at least that’s how I remember them!). This one is different. He smiles and smiles, and then he laughs. As…
Read MoreIn the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. Proverbs 14:26 I don’t claim to understand missions in the Christian church. From my view it seems some are quite productive and others seem to bear little or no fruit. I have also learned that, though…
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