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Where I Used to Live
“The LORD said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.’” (Genesis 12:1). God’s people are a people of movement. From the very...
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a mother’s grip … a Father’s shadow
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” (Psalm 91:1-2). I noticed it...
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a place of peace…
“LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” (Psalm 16:5-6). {photo...
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when a friend crosses to Canaan ahead of you…
Judith made it home to Jesus on Thanksgiving Day. I’ve been living with her absence since then. Four days is hardly enough time to displace my grief. I don’t have a place to put my grief, not really....
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Beginning Days… {the ocean is still free}
three crabs... three hands... father, son, and daughter The ocean is still free. So I said to myself this past weekend while spending a few days on the shores of the Atlantic. The ocean is still...
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hell-bent…
Hell-bent. Are you? Am I? I know. A heavy question, but since I used this phrase in my last post, I thought it deserved some further exploration. Merriam Webster defines hell-bent as “stubbornly and...
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library of faith…
Some days we just need a word from God. Huh? OK, so let me define that a bit. For those of you who don’t speak “Christianese”—a word from God simply means (for me) a heavenly nudge. A heartfelt...
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Easter tears . . .
“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come...
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Lasting Fruit
I told them to keep working . . . that I needed to take some pictures and not to pay any attention to me. After eight days of getting to know their new teacher, they are beginning to understand that I...
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lift them up
“ … lift them up.” Chambers’ words have shadowed my heart today. They’ve stepped all around and into my thoughts, throwing down the gauntlet for obedience. I warm to them, slowly melt into them...
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from a distance…
“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.” (Hebrews 11:13) Five months ago, I curled...
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