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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Book Review of “Memory Theft”
Local newspaper gives favorable review to “Memory Theft” Grieving man faces threats to his past in novel by local author Anyone who would like to find out more may do so at http://www.richrockwood.com.
Posted in eReading, Faith, Forgiveness, Gambling, Grief, love, Perseverance, relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Extortion, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Perseverance, Self Worth, Suffering, Trust, Worry
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I Will Awake the Dawn
As I read Psalm 57 today, I recognized this line from a song we sing at church: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.” (Psalm 57:5 NRSV). It’s a song that gets … Continue reading
Posted in Bondage, Claustrophobia, Courage, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Grief, Habitual Sin, Meditation, Night, Perseverance, Perspective, Praise, Prayer, Quiet Time, Sleeplessness, Stress, Suffering, Trust, Uncategorized, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Aging, Claustrophobia, current-events, Fear, Identity, Integrity, Loss, Perseverance, Prayer, Quiet Time, Renewal, Suffering, Surrender, Trust, Worry, Worship
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The Lord’s Compassion Is Over All that He Has Made
In these days of violence in the Middle East over spiritual insults and rancorous, negative political campaigning in the U.S., I invite the reader to contemplate this biblical statement about God 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger … Continue reading
Posted in Country, Creation, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Heaven, Laughter, love, mercy, Patriotism, Peace, Perspective, Politics, Praise, Quiet Time, relationships, Religion, Repentance, Stress, Trust, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Comparison, Country, current-events, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, politics, Prayer, Quiet Time, Stress, Suffering, Surrender, Worry, Worship
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Removing a Sexual Sin
The following words written by the great King David after he had abused his authority over Bathsheba, another man’s wife, by having sexual relations with her. When he found out she was pregnant, he arranged to have her husband killed … Continue reading
Posted in Bondage, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Guidance, Habitual Sin, Laughter, Meditation, mercy, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, relationships, Repentance, Salvation, Sex, Stress, Suffering
Tagged Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Integrity, Liberty, Morals, Renewal, Self Worth, Sex, Sin, Surrender, Trust
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Who In the Skies Can Be Compared to the Lord
“For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,” (Psalm 89:6 NRSV) Recently, my wife and I took vacation in Washington State to visit her son and his girl … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Heaven, Meditation, Nature, Perspective, Praise, Prayer, Quiet Time, Religion, Repentance, Salvation, Trust, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Claustrophobia, Comparison, Fear, Identity, Prayer, Quiet Time, Renewal, Self Worth, Worship
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The gods of the peoples are idols
For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. (Psalm 96:5 NRSV) What a world of truth this little verse contains. In the first reference to higher power, the writer uses the word elohim, … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Eternity, Faithfulness, Guidance, Heaven, Love of Money, Materialism, Meditation, Nature, Night, Perseverance, Politics, Praise, Prayer, Quiet Time, relationships, Religion, Salvation, Stress, Trust, Weather, Worry
Tagged Abiding, After Life, current-events, Fear, Identity, Morals, Perseverance, politics, Prayer, Quiet Time, Renewal, Surrender, Trust, Worry, Worship
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The God of Silence
“Do not be silent, O God of my praise.” (Psalm 109:1 NRSV) A difficulty arises for believers when God seems to have nothing to say. It contradicts everything we know about God from the Bible. There we read of God’s … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Faithfulness, Perseverance, Perspective, Praise, Prayer, Quiet Time, Stress, Trust, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Fear, Perseverance, Prayer, Principles, Quiet Time, Renewal, Stress, Surrender, Trust, Worry, Worship
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Where Am I Going?
14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid because I know where I have come from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Guidance, Heaven, love, Love of Money, Materialism, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Salvation, Sleeplessness, Trust, Uncategorized
Tagged Abiding, After Life, Christ, Fear, Perseverance, Trust, Worry
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