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March 9, 2021

Thoughts on “Have I Given Up?”

It’s C.S. Lewis time again. I am loving getting back to this journal that lay dormant in my blank journal bin for far too long. And today’s quote comes from a letter I’ve not read before. I hope you like it. The Quote I know...

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May 18, 2020

Fixer-Upper

Lucky for me God loves run-down fixer-uppers My heart and soul were in a ramshackle state But He raised His paddle and bid a price none other would dream to pay There’s still work to do but the garden’s lovely I’m Jesus’s fixer-upper now _______________________________________...

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December 27, 2019

If I Was the Potter

If I was the potter instead of the clay, what tools would I use to fashion a beautiful vessel? And what kind of vessel would I create? A lovely vase? An intricate teapot? Or perhaps a practical bowl? I suppose the appropriate tools would depend...

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May 26, 2012

Prayer Changes Me

“I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time – waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God – it changes me.” C.S. Lewis One of my blogging friends, Theresa Moore,...

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April 6, 2012

A Perfect Saint for Recipe (Good) Friday

Last year for Good Friday I posted a different sort of recipe. It was a recipe for Redemption and the Bread of Life. This year I had another idea for a special Good Friday recipe. The Perfect Saint Ingredients: 1 sinner justified by faith The...

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August 20, 2011

Fighting for Joy – A Book Review

A couple of months ago my fellow blogger Pr. Bryan Lowe over at Broken Believers posted a book review of “When the Darkness Will Not Lift” by John Piper. I commented on his post that it looked like a great book and that I should...

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July 18, 2011

Make Me Somewhat Better?

Last week I was driving my son to youth group and me to a Board of Elders meeting. We were listening to Third Day’s Revelation CD in the car. The song “This Is Who I Am” came on and my son said something that at...

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