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February 18, 2010

I’m Ready

Yesterday morning I opened the shade on the East-facing window of my bedroom, and I saw gray skies and clouds. I thought to myself, “Great, a dreary day to match the way I feel today.” But by mid-day, the clouds were gone and the sun...

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January 30, 2010

This Too Shall Pass

King Solomon is credited with the saying, “This too shall pass.” I was thinking about that saying yesterday after I had lunch with a friend. We are both experiencing the same difficulty and shared some of our frustrations. But then I felt compelled to tell...

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January 13, 2010

A Million Miles Away . . . or Only 600

Yesterday, Jan. 12, 2010, at 1:50 p.m., the island country of Haiti was the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. People there lived in abject poverty, many had little or no food, no clean drinking water, and shoddy shelter. They were a nation in need...

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December 10, 2009

The Importance of Prepositions

Prepositions are often very small words – like in, of, as, by, for, or to. But a preposition can be the most important word for understanding some sentences. Today I am pondering a bit of scripture that contains such a word. The apostle Paul wrote, “give thanks...

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November 9, 2009

On Being Thankful

With the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching, I’ve been thinking again about how important it is to be grateful for what I have. It shouldn’t take a holiday for us to be thankful. Numerous times scripture calls for us to be thankful in all situations. Today...

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