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Dec 2018
Do you know we’re in the middle of the twelve days of Christmas? You’ve probably heard the song and wondered what some of the phrases meant. One tradition holds that the song, written in the 16th century in Great Britain, had hidden meanings that helped Catholics learn about their faith during a time when there were religious wars and religion could not be easily and openly practiced. A “partridge in a pear tree” was Jesus (the “true love” born on Christmas Day) who was willing to sacrifice its life if necessary to......
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Joseph
What is Joseph to the Christmas story anyway? In my mind I say that with a little bit of sarcasm and edge to my voice. After all, he didn’t have to bear the baby....
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Wonder
Just before midnight last night I wander outside to our patio. I make sure all the lights are off because I want to see the night sky. Stars in abundance light the night. I...
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Rain
In the middle of the night, I heard rain on our roof. That is a sweet desert sound. I imagined the smell of it, fresh, moisture-heavy, that hard-to-describe desert smell of plants, trees, animals...
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Which Way Is It?
If you try to get to our house via your GPS you will probably end up at the exit rather than entrance to our subdivision. In one of those GPS quirks it can’t find...
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Building
Our two-year-old foster grandson loves to build. He has some soft connecting blocks given to him by a child of our church who had outgrown them. He joyfully puts them together, making dinosaurs and...
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Those Who Serve
Because I live close to the church, if I have an evening meeting I sometimes come home for a bit in the afternoon to have a snack and read or watch a TV show....
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Tell the Next Generation
“We will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.” Psalm 78:4 Who are those people in your life who have...
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Blessings
I have been thinking about blessings. For me, blessings are the undeserved outpouring of God’s grace on our lives. Around us today there is so much hateful language, destructive behavior and uncertainty, causing fear...
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Those Who Heal
What heals? Medication, surgery, ointment, massage, touch, words, hugs, conversation, prayer, music, exercise? The list can go on and on, of the many ways we experience healing from the physical, emotional, and spiritual aches...
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