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I am very pleased and thankful that a revised version of my blog post "Four" (originally published October 3, 2016) has been included in the June 2021 “Gardens” issue of ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal. It is our first summer without him, an astonishingly beautiful day, and a Sunday, which makes it worse. I step …
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“Delighting in the intricacy of God’s creation…” I would like to introduce you to our youngest son, Noah. He draws wonderful original works in graphite and charcoal and I will be using this new page to share his art with you periodically. Here's the link. Enjoy!
"Our God takes the multitude of contingencies of human actions and uses them to accomplish His own purposes for His glory. Praise His name!" --John E. Duty in Foundation A Daily Bible Study Guide (Jan-March 2020)
When considering the magnitude of what the Lord Jesus has done for us, His children, I rejoice. But sometimes this joy is too deep for just a smile or a prayer or a song. Many times, with gratitude, I can only weep. PsalmsChapter 103 (A Psalm of David.) Bless the LORD, O my soul: and …
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"We must sit at His feet, and believe that He does all things well. What we don’t know now, we shall know hereafter. The Judge of all the earth must do right." "Letters of Mary Winslow" 1774-1854 My heart feels for you, my dear friend, in your deep, deep trial. This present world is a …
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Excerpt: In the aftermath of catastrophic loss, it is natural to speculate, to retrace the preceding events, to root around in the morass known as, What if? What if I had called or texted her an hour earlier?What if I had not left him alone?What if the doctor had not been negligent?What if I had …
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It is a Father's care which He exercises. It is a wise, holy, tender, and constant care. Therefore all will be well with you, only trust Him.
Bible Verses About Encouraging Others
Sovereign Ruler of the skies,Ever gracious, ever wise,All my times are in Your hand,All events at Your command! His decree, who formed the earth,Fixed my first and second birth;Parents, native place, and time,All appointed were by Him. He who formed me in the womb,He shall guide me to the tomb.All my times shall ever be,Ordered …
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The objects of our hope are . . . all future, all good, and all promised. This present world is a land of hope. Heaven is a land of fruition. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:25 The highest object of our hope …
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By Charles Haddon SpurgeonScripture: 1 Samuel 20:27 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 25 "Love well those who are spared to you, and do them all the good you can, for their places will not hold them for ever. Cheer the aged, console the desponding, help the poor, for they will soon be beyond your reach, …
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James Smith, "The Rest!" 1865 We shall consider these words as referring to HEAVENLY rest: our Father's house, our Savior's home, and our eternal dwelling-place! To the weary and way-worn, there is something delightful in the thought of REST. They love to think of Heaven as the place where they shall "rest from their labors." …
The number one question I see among loss parents is “Why didn’t God answer my prayer?” This must-read post by Karen Harmening addresses this very important topic. Thank you, Karen for your gracious and careful look at this sensitive issue.
“Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be [granted] him. ‘Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be [granted] you'” Mark 11:23-24 [NASB]
I routinely stumble across articles and memes that challenge believers with the idea that if we ask God for anything and believe without doubting that He will grant it, He will. Name it, claim it, believe it, and you are guaranteed it. I generally dismiss that notion without any struggle, confident that is not the message of the totality of scripture.
This week, however, I was exposed to it in a different way that made it more difficult to slough off…
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In my flesh shall I see God. Job 19:26 "Take realizing views of heaven’s bliss; think what it will be to you. 'Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty.' All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can …
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You Can Trust Him 