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Thankful to Suffer and Die
If I knew I would soon die I would have many regrets, but would be thankful for the knowledge and make the best of the moments yet to come. If I knew I would soon suffer and then die, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, Devotional, prayer, suffering, worship
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Unprecedented Opportunities
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=beg&iid=5095143″ src=”2/c/9/9/Young_woman_cupping_c228.jpg?adImageId=11158329&imageId=5095143″ width=”234″ height=”205″ /]Hurricanes, earthquakes, famine, war and the coldest winter in the northern hemisphere in several decades: it shouldn’t be long and the “end times” folk will once again be hanging from every chandelier, lurking around … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, direction, economy, faith, goodness, grace, heritage, hunger, love, politics, revolution, suffering
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My Friends Just Don’t Get It
Have you done something so crazy that your friends told you it was so? Did you unsuccessfully try to explain? I remember when Michelle and I decided that God’s desire was for me to quit my job, completely forfeiting a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, christianity, family, friendship, good news, grace, jesus, suffering
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Negotiating the Ice (of Discontent)
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=ice&iid=7945539″ src=”1/c/3/3/Snow_and_ice_76f1.JPG?adImageId=10366444&imageId=7945539″ width=”234″ height=”147″ /]Once upon a time there was this thing called “winter.” I read about it in the Little House on the Prairie books. One scene in particular remains in my memory: visiting the barn during … Continue reading
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Tagged Devotional, grace, ice, joy, snow, suffering, winter
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Smoking Alone Doesn’t Hurt Anybody
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=marlboro&iid=7447577″ src=”a/5/c/0/Indycar_Testing_267d.jpg?adImageId=9540443&imageId=7447577″ width=”234″ height=”160″ /]I have noticed on these cold winter days, the brave few who need tobacco often partake in groups. It is a rarer sight to see someone shivering alone. It seems like even the … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Devotional, family, friendship, smoking, suffering
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Monochromatic (Pt. 2 “The Soapbox”)
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=soapbox&iid=7438818″ src=”6/4/4/0/Hoar_Cross_Holds_12c4.jpg?adImageId=9051965&imageId=7438818″ width=”234″ height=”351″ /] I try to refrain from “venting my spleen” while writing for public consumption. The cybersphere is already full of bile anyway, why add mine? The margin for error when standing on one’s soapbox is … Continue reading
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Tagged hunger, politics, poor, poverty, salvation, suffering, wickedness
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