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August 6, 2011

The Crossroads – A Short Story

This post is a short story that was originally written for and posted at Idylls for the King, a Christian Literary blog I contribute to (which is currently on summer hiatus). I’ve been out of town most of this past week and am heading out...

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August 4, 2011

Faith, Hope, Love – A Poem

One of my favorite verses is 1 Corinthians 13:13 – “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” It’s a short verse, but it is so powerful. It sums up what is most important in the Christian...

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August 3, 2011

Darkness Hovers – A Poem

Darkness hovers at the door eye out for an entrance an opening in my armor a reason to steal my joy The joy of the Lord is my strength and my armor the Light that keeps darkness at bay Despair lurks in the shadows waiting for...

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August 2, 2011

Traits of a Friend: Faith, Hope, and Love – My Tuesday Three

I was going to write that I decided to do something a little different for My Tuesday Three today, but then I realized there was no answer to the question, “different from what?” This blog theme has already involved so much variety – from three...

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August 1, 2011

$76 Billion Could Provide a Lot of Shelter

I attended a conference session yesterday about mobile devices. The speaker commented that Apple recently announced that it has $76 billion cash on hand. He also mentioned that Apple may be releasing the iPad 3 this year, even though they just released the iPad 2...

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July 31, 2011

Lamentations 4 – Trusting in God Regardless of Circumstances

Although I normally post a Psalm on Sunday, this past week I was reading through Lamentations and found that chapter 3 of that short book fit so perfectly with some of the other posts I have been writing lately, especially some of my poetry. So...

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July 30, 2011

Dreaming of Forgiveness

As I write this, I’m sitting in the Portland, Oregon airport waiting to board my flight to Boston with a layover in Houston. It’s 10:47 p.m. and I’ll soon (I hope) be on the red eye, trying to get some sleep. I doubt it will...

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July 28, 2011

Children – A Poem

My son is one of the greatest blessings I have ever known. I often hear parents complain about how terrible their teenagers are, but I really can’t relate because my son is the most generous, kind, and loving person I know. He does sometimes annoy...

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July 27, 2011

Blinded, But Now I See – A Poem

Blinded, But Now I See Peering through the darkness Nothing can I see Complete and utter aloneness Is all there is for me Waiting in the darkness Believing I will always be Lost in desperation Never my God to see Broken in the darkness No...

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July 26, 2011

People Who Loved – My Tuesday Three

There have been a lot of people in my life who have been instrumental in helping to develop my faith in Christ. Without some of them, I would have been one of the lost youth of our nation that I wrote about yesterday. Today I...

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