Having been raised on the stories of the Old Testament it’s easy to gloss over them, missing the great truths tucked inside, or, worse yet, to read with a rather judgmental attitude and tsk-tsk at the foolish mistakes “those people” made way back then. A wise teacher once encouraged me…
Read moreIsa 48:17 17 This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. NIV Our church makes it a…
Read moreAble: having sufficient power, intelligence, competence, skill to accomplish action Impossible: incapable of being done, attained, fulfilled or occurring This picture was taken in Italy. There is something about it that fascinates me. Where has the person come from who traveled on this road? Where is that person going?…
Read moreAs we close out the year, I sit here thinking over the past 364 days: oh the things that have happened; some sad, some happy and some things that I thought would happen – didn’t. So, the calendar moves on and in a few hours we embark on a new…
Read more2016 is not yet here—but it is coming! A year for HOPE. I barely have my tree up–and my heart is already looking at 2016. I know. Stay in the present…but I find it hard sometimes. I keep straining to peek into 2016. Before the New Year gets here, I wanted to…
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