Category Archives: Faithfulness

From 9/11 to 12/7

Posted on December 5, 2012 by richrockwood

Living in the Past:  The terrorist attack of 911 gave every American, old enough to understand, the feeling Americans must have had when Pearl Harbor was attacked December 7, 1941.  We’ll soon mark the 71st anniversary of that surprise attack. … Continue reading →

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In the Military Service for the Holidays

Posted on November 28, 2012 by richrockwood

Living in the Past:  As I’ve already shared, I was in the US Army during the 1960’s.  One of the things I wondered about when I was away from home was whether the folks back home knew what I was … Continue reading →

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I Liked Ike

Posted on October 31, 2012 by richrockwood

LIVING IN THE PAST:  When I was little I remember seeing little buttons saying “I Like Ike.”  They were being worn by people who supported Dwight David Eisenhower, our 34th president.  The slogan was simple and catchy. Dwight D. Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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What Limits Potential?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by richrockwood

I can still recall a thought I had in my youth as I walked out of church mid-week.  I had not been there for a service, perhaps just a visit.  As I left, I felt happy about my life and … Continue reading →

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I Will Awake the Dawn

Posted on September 24, 2012 by richrockwood

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 →

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Who In the Skies Can Be Compared to the Lord

Posted on September 12, 2012 by richrockwood

“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 →

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The gods of the peoples are idols

Posted on September 5, 2012 by richrockwood

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 →

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The God of Silence

Posted on September 2, 2012 by richrockwood

“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 →

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A Lengthening Shadow

Posted on August 14, 2012 by richrockwood

As my mouth was speaking these words to my wife in our devotions, my heart scanned memory for a time this was true for me: “After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to … Continue reading →

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Peer Pressure Made Me Do It

Posted on August 9, 2012 by richrockwood

As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites relapsed and prostituted themselves with the Baals, making Baal-berith their god. The Israelites did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every … Continue reading →

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