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Author Archives: richrockwood
What Now? (Moses’ Monologue)
What do I do now? Pharaoh surely will find out what I’ve done. If these two people heard about or maybe saw what I did the other day, word will get back to Thutmose. Maybe he already knows I killed … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Bible, Conflict, doubt, Faith, Family, Fear, Murder, Principles, Providence, Questioning, Trials
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The Loss of His Wife
The Bible is filled with many stories of ordinary people struggling with the challenges of life. Sometimes they are manageable and people get through using their wits and abilities. Other times, the challenges are like arrows that stab, exhaust and … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Anger, Bible, Choices, Conflict, Death, Depression, Disappointment, Family, Feelings, Fiction, Grief, Household, Loss, Memory, Perseverance, Sibling, Stress
Tagged Grief, Relationships, Suffering
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Calling Captain? Noah
I am old, but I still feel young and pretty good most days. My name is Noah and the Lord has called me to build a boat which will carry two of every animal in the world. Why me? I … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adventures, Animals, Bible, Obedience
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What Is It?
What is this feeling I have? It came to me again last night just before I closed my eyes. The sounds outside the tent had made me sleepy, but then the feeling came again and my eyes wouldn’t close and … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Adventures, Aging, Belief, Bible, Commitment, Fathers and Sons, God, Providence, Tests, Trust
Tagged Aging, Trust
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Before Creation Care
I am in the habit of reading bits from “Institutes of the Christian Religion” by John Calvin whose careful use of words is noteworthy. Here is a clip about God’s habit of showing in creation some of his nature. …he … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Creation, John Calvin, Life, Nature, Orderliness
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It Was Only a Bite
Imagine you have travelled back to the first pages of the Bible and you hear the thoughts and see the actions of the first creatures….Adam and Eve What am I going to do? The woman offers me a beautiful thing … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Disobedience, Faith, Famous People, Feelings, relationships
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True and Lasting Confidence
I have been taking my time browsing through John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion enjoying some of the words he uses to explain a Christian’s faith. Book 1, Chapter 14, Paragraph 22 In the creation of the world, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Adversity, Aging, Balance, Bible, Faith, Feelings
Tagged Creation, Trust
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What Is My Brother to Me?
What was it really like? Sometimes a story in the Bible comes alive to me and I have to write about it. Here is one such story: Cain’s murder of Abel. Cain stopped when he saw the fire burning by … Continue reading
Where Did They Go?
I was recently thinking about all the days that have slipped from the future through the present and are now in “the past.” On my birthday this past June my day count was 26,280. Where did all those experiences and … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Aging, Atonement, Attitude, Belief, Bible, Choices, Contentment, Death, Economy, Eternal Life, Fear, Grace, Grief, Heaven, Letting Go, Life, Memory, Old Age, Perseverance, Resurrection, Spirituality, The Past
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A Full Feeling
Over this past weekend, my wife and I opened our house to a college buddy and his wife whom I have known for over fifty years. They flew into town for the celebration of another couple we know who were … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Commitment, Contentment, Feelings, Friends, Happiness, Life, love, Marriage, Old Age, Priorities, relationships, Retirement, Suffering, Thankfulness, Values, Wisdom
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