Tag: Hope
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It’s Okay
Saturday’s “Our Daily Bread” devotional referenced the chapter in Hebrews often called the Hall of Faith. The author of Hebrews is unknown. Some scholars believe it was Paul, but he was called by God to preach and teach to the early Christians, not the Jews. The author does mention Timothy so he may have known…
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Name Calling
I talked last week about my grandchildren and how the two girls are always up for a challenge. They seem to be intrepid – courageous in the face of a challenge or potential danger. Over this past week I took a road trip with my youngest granddaughter, who’s ten. She’s a fun traveling companion. She…
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Wisdom
There’s a well-known story in the Bible about two mothers who came to King Solomon for advice. They each had recently delivered a baby boy, just three days apart. One of the mothers rolled over on her baby in her sleep and he died. That mother then quietly put her dead baby in bed with…
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Fishing
A couple of years ago I mentioned in a blog post that it amazes me how Andrew and his brother Simon Peter left everything and immediately followed Jesus. The Bible doesn’t say if they were married or had family members to support. But they did have a vocation. They were fishermen. They had their own…
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Tainted
It feels very unfair that grief can put a damper on what should otherwise be joyful, fun occasions. I mentioned last week that Father’s Day would be hard for my daughter. Her dad passed away suddenly last November, so this is her first Father’s Day without him. I know she delighted in helping her four…
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One More Day
This past Saturday we had a neighborhood party to celebrate the 90th birthday of our next-door neighbor. She is a remarkable lady. Feisty, opinionated, physically active, and mentally sharp. It was a fun and sweet occasion. Her children, grandchildren, and great grands were all in attendance. My husband put together a video with pictures of…
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Everlasting
Psalm 139 is chockfull of wisdom. Probably the most quoted verses from this song by King David are: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made (v 14). and … Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and…
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Forevermore
The Book of Psalms contains many of the most recognized and quoted verses of the Bible. Many of us were taught passages like the 23rd psalm in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School. While we may have recited those memorized verses from rote without really paying much attention to their meaning, for most of us,…
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Smile
There’s a little nook in my dining room that has four small shelves on the wall. Each shelf has pictures of my two daughters at varying stages of growing up. The bottom shelf has a picture of each of them in her wedding dress before the ceremony. In each picture, both girls are looking down,…
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New Every Morning
When Rachel first died, I had an awful time sleeping. I had a hard time getting to sleep even when I was exhausted. I tended to toss and turn and sleep restlessly. I often had nightmares that jarred me awake, my heart pounding, and my lungs gasping for breath. My panic would wake my husband…
A Light for My Path 