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Monthly Archive: September, 2010

September 29, 2010

How Much Does God Love Us?

As part of my Bible-in-a-year schedule I’ve been going through the Old Testament again. As I read, I am reminded of the relationship between God and the nation of Israel. One thing that has occurred to me is that Israel in the Old Testament as an archetype of...

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September 28, 2010

A Peaceful Heart Doesn’t Fear

Spend five minutes reading the newspaper or an online news source and you could easily become fearful about the future of our world and your own future. Unemployment is up, random killings happen left and right, cancer and heart disease remain a deadly spectre for...

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September 27, 2010

Let Peace Replace Worry

What is the most important thing in life? Is it money? Food? Shelter? Family? Friends? All of these things are important, but they are not the most important. They are not worth worrying about, because worry doesn’t help us obtain any of these things that...

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September 24, 2010

Cucumber Artichoke Salad for Recipe Friday

Fall started this week, and yet today is a beautiful sunny day and I’m thinking about salad instead of soup. So I thought I would share one of my favorite, super easy salad recipes. I’ve taken this one to parties before, and it always disappears! Since...

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September 23, 2010

Harvesting Carefully

Yesterday I wrote about the harvest and related the harvest Jesus spoke of in Matthew 9 to harvesting peas, green beans, and pears. As I was writing, another idea came to me about harvesting berries, but it didn’t really fit with the theme of yesterday’s...

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September 22, 2010

The Harvest

This morning a blogger friend of mine posted a poem about His Harvest based on Matthew 9:37-38, which says: Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.  Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out...

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September 21, 2010

Friends

Where would we be without friends? Life just wouldn’t be the same without them. Friends are there when you need someone to talk to. They send you nice e-cards that arrive at just the right time after a hard day, even though they don’t even...

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September 20, 2010

Psalm 143 – A Prayer

On Saturday, I wrote about being on top of the mountain with God after a wonderful Christian conference. I’m still remembering that mountain-top experience and feeling the wonder of it. And yet, it has been a trying day. Tomorrow will be difficult, too. There’s not much to...

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September 18, 2010

Unity on the Foundation of Christ

I feel like I am on top of the mountain with God! I just got home from a Beth Moore simulcast and it was awesome. I know I have to come down from the mountain eventually, and probably sooner than I’d like, but before I...

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