You know they want to help you. They really do. They went to school for a very long time. They worked hard and spent a lot of money. You are in awe of their accomplishments and expertise. They do things every day you know you could never do. They Know So Much. You are thankful …
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First babies take a long time, they say. I was counting on that. He built a fire in the grill pit beside our cabin, then came inside. He shoveled glowing coals from the woodstove into a steel bucket and placed them under our pickup to warm the engine oil. He watched for a while then …
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Today on this beautiful autumn day I will venture out beneath the cornflower sky to dismantle our flower beds before they become brown frozen messes shifted to my spring To-Do list. Two months ago, garden work was not my focus. Two months ago, I was just finishing up six weeks of chemotherapy and radiation and …
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I love to sing about my eternal Home. Heaven is a real place. My son is there. Hans Nolywaika (January 12, 1995 - January 11, 2016) Beyond This Land Of Parting https://youtu.be/zenniBm4oL8?si=1OU3oUNIoKX1-JiN Words: Mary Bridges Canedy Slade Music: Asa Brooks Everett My Savior First of All https://youtu.be/CMFM-lpzCC0?si=Ajv-jxHaVpqlSWgV Words: Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) Music: John R. …
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How divinely full of glory and pleasure shall that hour be when all the millions of mankind that have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God shall meet together and stand around Him, with every tongue and every heart full of joy and praise! How astonishing will be the glory and the joy of that day when all the saints shall join together in one common song of gratitude and love, and of everlasting thankfulness to this Redeemer! -Isaac Watts And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Revelation 5:13
James Smith, 'The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior's Grace Displayed!' Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:15 …
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'Bells Across the Snow' Streams in the Desert 12/24 O Christmas, merry Christmas,Is it really come again,With its memories and greetings,With its joy and with its pain!There’s a minor in the carolAnd a shadow in the light,And a spray of cypress twiningWith the holly wreath tonight.And the hush is never brokenBy laughter light and low,As we …
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Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 From the Holy Bible, Luke Chapter Two And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should …
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The Old, Old Story by Lottie Brown Allen Joyfully the hours were speeding,And the children, all unheedingFlitted gaily to and fro,At the farmhouse making merry,Hanging sprays of holly berryAnd the magic mistletoe. Dear old Grandma, meanwhile sittingIn the firelight with her knitting.Sometimes joining in their glee,Spoke at last in gentle measureAnd they came with smiles …
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The Light in the Clouds By Theodore L. Cuyler Thank God that never does He permit a cloud so dark but behind it is the light; and through the cloud streams the mercies; and from the cloud, descend plentiful and abounding blessings. I am confident that national humiliation, Church trials, and personal adversities are all God's measures for the purification of those with …
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"Death is the last enemey of all the saints; and when the Christian meets it with sacred courage, he gives that honour to the captain of his salvation, which the saints in glory can never give, and which he himself can never repeat. Dying with faith and fortitude is a noble conclusion of a life …
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I should probably save this post for an end of the year wrap up. But here are the most and least viewed posts for 2023 (so far). Most Viewed Post of 2023 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2016/09/26/the-facts/ Least Viewed Posts of 2023 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/10/23/betrayed/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/03/20/but-god-got-his-son-back/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/03/29/things-are-not-what-they-seem/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2021/10/07/the-safest-place-for-him-to-be/
To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. Most Viewed Post of 2022 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/08/22/the-sting-of-death/ Least Viewed Posts of 2022 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/05/31/why-sound-doctrine-is-important-for-the-bereaved-part-four/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2021/09/25/young-man-alone/
Most Viewed Post of 2021 | You Can Trust Him 'Accident or Appointment' has been one of the most viewed pieces on the site nearly every day since it was written. https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/02/09/accident-or-appointment/ In this post: Did God Take Our Son, or Was it an Accident? Chance, Accident, Luck or Divine Providence? God is the Ultimate …
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. The top post for 2020 was written at the four year mark. I believe it was the first thing I wrote where peace was outshining sorrow. Most Viewed Post of 2020 | …
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