Those Broken by Sin are Restored to Sing Praise

Those of us that are old enough will remember the TV program that started by saying, “There are a million stories in the Big Apple, you are about to hear one of them,” or words to that effect.  In the next half hour you would witness an episode of drama in the life of one…

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Sabbath Conversation (why I remember the Sabbath)

A friend wondered why I kept the Sabbath on Saturday, and what I did in keeping it. The fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy,” (Exodus 20:8) was given to the tribes of Israel.   Although I am not Jewish, from time to time I will write or say “shalom.”  I love the meaning…

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Grief: Grieving Our Dreams – Thy Will Be Done

The past couple of weeks I have been thinking about grief and all the ways that grief can come into our lives. For many, grief enters our life when someone we are close to dies. Most of us  experience grief to some degree when we feel our hope and dreams are gone. We can feel hurt and…

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The Sabbath Rest Brings Clairity of Mind (another conversation)

Passing by on a Sabbath drive down a country road we saw these beasts lying by the side. I missed the Sabbath symbolism until now. We need to refresh our troubled mind by resting from the distractions of six days of normal life. That’s why the Lord gave us the forth commandment. To intentionally dedicate…

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The Perfecting of the Saints

There is a word that is worth thinking about even though we understand it so imperfectly. We understand “Ok” and “good” and “better” and “best” when we are thinking about ourselves, but not “perfection.”  Believers in Jesus try to be perfect just because we know it is the right thing to do. We want to…

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A Christian Book Without a Lot of “Christianese”

One way to learn about God’s grace is to read a book titled “The Witness, The Spirit and The Prophecy.”  There are plenty of interesting chapters of my life that God used in shaping me to be a “witness” to His love and forgiveness.  It was written to encourage others by declaring His boundless mercy…

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