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Continue reading →: Don’t Let the Holiday Blues Steal Your JoySpiritual pride is the illusion that we are competent to run our own lives, achieve our own sense of self-worth and find a purpose big enough to give us meaning in life without God. – Tim Keller The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness Loneliness. Grief. Family tensions. Painful memories. Excessive responsibility. Unreasonable…
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Continue reading →: An Everyday TheologianOh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?’…
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Continue reading →: My Little CornerI pulled back the drapes and when I looked out the plate glass window, the rising fog atop the False River was lingering. There were ducks on the water and a white heron flew in for rest on the rocks along the water’s edge. The past few weeks have been…
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Continue reading →: The One Who Authors my StoryIt’s been some time since we’ve enjoyed the mountains of Van Buren County. This year, I missed fall’s colors, lazy days of reading from the porch swing, and watching for wildlife. Yet, I treasured the solitude in the early hours today; I was up before dawn putting thoughts and words…
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Continue reading →: The Setting SunWe crossed the Audubon Bridge at sunset and as darkness fell, the flames atop the sugar cane shone brightly. No metaphor for the brevity of human life is more prominent than the rising and setting of the sun. We do well to ponder Paul’s words to the Corinthians regarding ministry…
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Continue reading →: Love and RedemptionThe book of Ruth is a fascinating depiction of the Bible’s timeless story of love and redemption. It offers us a glimpse into the personal and intimate nature of God’s love for his people. The story begins with Moses telling of God’s redeeming love for his people in Deuteronomy chapters…






