Tag Archives: God’s Plan

First Snow

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them … Continue reading

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Battalions

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions…”  Hamlet Act IV, Scene 5   Shakespeare may have penned these words over 400 years ago, but he was by no means the first person to experience this phenomenon … Continue reading

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It Is What It Is

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. – John 3:7   “It is what it is” – an oft quoted phrase that for many years has defined … Continue reading

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Unfamiliar

I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; … Continue reading

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Unwavering

Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why “it … Continue reading

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The Way of the Lord

Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your … Continue reading

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Oscar

On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of … Continue reading

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Letting Go or Holding On?

As mentioned in a previous blog post, I am a fan of the move The Notebook.  It’s a cleverly told love can overcome story – the kind of story we like to insert ourselves into, imagining ourselves to be in … Continue reading

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Left at Albuquerque

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be … Continue reading

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Homer

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6 August 17, 2022 would have been my father’s 84th birthday. In the nearly nine years he has … Continue reading

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