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Category Archives: Bible
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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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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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 Glimpse Into (Eternal) Life
While doing the things of my life (routine and worthwhile tasks) I started thinking about Eternity in Heaven. Eternity had no beginning and will have no end. All of time is but a tiny nugget occurring within eternity. What about … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Aging, Attitude, Belief, Bible, Death, Eternal Life, Eternity, Focus, Letting Go, Old Age, Priorities, Resurrection, Spirituality, Time, Uncategorized
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An Insight from the Past to Help in the Present
Have the inequalities of life ever dragged you to the depths? Are you ever tempted to compare your life to someone else’s? I am. In that disturbed state one day I came across Psalm 73 in the Bible and was … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Appreciation, Belief, Bible, Choices, Contentment, Disappointment, Faith, Feelings, Happiness, Materialism, Money, Peace, Perspective, Priorities, Self-Worth, Social Pressure, Spiritual, Thankfulness, Values, Wisdom, Worship
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What Is My Brother To Me?
Let’s go back to the beginning in the Bible and imagine that first fight between siblings which ended in disaster. The first part is my writing, the second is from the Bible. Cain stopped when he saw the fire burning … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Evil, Imagination, Murder, relationships, Sibling, Sin
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