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Category Archives: Suffering
Anchor Symbol
According to Apple’s Dictionary, an anchor “is a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom.. It can also be “a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Christ, Church, Crucifixion, Death, doubt, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Focus, Forgiveness, God, Good Friday, Grace, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Jesus, Meditation, Memory, Messiah, New Covenant, Religion, Religious Heritage, Repentance, Salvation, Suffering, Trials, Uncategorized, Word of God, Worry
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Guest Blog-Dave Reichert, retired Senior Systems Engineer and Technical Writer, Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Corp
A long time friend recently shared the article I’m including below. I wanted to pass it along. As we approach this Easter Sunday, it’s easy to simplify the holiday with colored eggs, candy and family dinners. Perhaps we overlook Good … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Adversity, Appreciation, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Bravery, Christ, Commitment, Crucifixion, Death, Easter, Eternal Life, Eternity, Evil, Faith, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Grace, Grief, Holy Week, Jesus, Messiah, New Covenant, Obedience, Passion, Reconciliation, Religion, Repentance, Sacrificial Lamb, Sin, Suffering, Worship
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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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It’s a Test!
Do you remember dreading tests in school? I was never fond of the cramming method and was always looking for the best way to take a test. One fellow I met suggested having a drink beforehand because it helped … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Focus, Learning, Letting Go, Medical, Morale, Patience, Perseverance, Perspective, Prayer, Providence, Questioning, Relaxation, School grades, Self-Discovery, Study, Suffering, Teacher, Temptations, Tests, Trials
Tagged Learning, Patience, Perseverance, Prayer, School, Self-Knowledge, Suffering, Surrender, Temptations, Testing, Trials, Trust, Worry
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A Second Look at Life-Every Sunrise Brings a New Day
An experience with despair need not end there. Every sunrise brings a new day. A Second Look While I traveled through The back pages of my mind In search of something meaningful To calm my awareness of failure, I realized … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Adventures, Adversity, Appreciation, Contentment, Creation, Darkness, Depression, Despair, Enjoyment, Feelings, Grief, Healing, Letting Go, Life, Miracles, Morale, Perseverance, Perspective, Providence, Restoration, Spirituality, Stress, Suffering, Worry
Tagged Appreciation, Creation, Depression, Despair, Fear, Gifts, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Relaxation, Renewal, Stress, Worry
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Good Friday
What is happening: Jesus was interrogated last night before the ruling body of Elders, the Sanhedrin, where they tried to figure out what to do with him. Finally he was locked away in a dungeon at the home of the … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Adversity, Atonement, Bible, Courage, Crucifixion, Darkness, Evil, Faithfulness, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, Manliness, Mission, New Covenant, Passion, Perseverance, Priorities, Prophecy, Rejection, Sacrificial Lamb, Salvation, Suffering
Tagged Atonement, Christ, Crucifixion, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Integrity, Jesus Christ, Suffering, Surrender
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Holy/Maundy Thursday-New Covenant
What is Happening: We don’t know anything about what happens earlier in the day other than Jesus is focusing on the Passover Meal (start reading at Matthew 26:17). At some point his disciples come to him and ask where he would … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Atonement, Belief, Bondage, Christ, Communion, Darkness, Evil, Grace, Happiness, Healing, Jesus, Maundy Thursday, mercy, Messiah, New Covenant, Passion, Passover, Sacrificial Lamb, Salvation, Suffering, Thankfulness
Tagged Appreciation, Christ, Communion, Forgiveness, Grace, Maundy Thursday, New Covenant, Sacrificial Lamb, Suffering
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Spy Wednesday or Holy Wednesday
What is Happening On Wednesday Jesus remains in Bethany. According to Wikipedia “Bethany has traditionally been identified with the present-day West Bank city of al-Eizariya (Arabic (العيزرية), meaning “Place of Lazarus”), site of the reputed Tomb of Lazarus, located about … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Adversity, Belief, Bible, Bondage, Christ, Darkness, Focus, Guidance, Holy Week, Jesus, Mission, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Prayer, Priorities, Suffering
Tagged Abiding, Bethany Israel, Christ, Identity, Jesus Death, Perseverance, Prayer, Quiet Time, Relationships, Relaxation, Trust
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The Promise of the Rainbow
Living in the Past: Back in the late 1970’s I was returning to Michigan from California. I had lived out there for almost two years and was now heading home. I was driving through New Mexico when it started to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Appearance, Faith, Fear, Heaven, Nature, Perseverance, Perspective, Providence, Religion, Stress, Suffering, The Past, Trust, Visual, Weather, Worry
Tagged Abiding, Fear, Grief, Life, Loss, Perseverance, Renewal, Surrender, Trust
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Dealing with Loss At Christmas
Experience as a Flashlight: The woman was beside herself with grief. It was only a few months since her husband had died. She was not looking forward to Christmas. How could she deal with that loss at Christmas when the … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Christmas, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Feelings, Focus, Grief, Health, Holidays, Letting Go, Life, love, Memory, relationships, Suffering, Thankfulness
Tagged Appreciation, current-events, Fear, Grief, Identity, Loneliness, Loss, Perseverance, Relationships, Self Worth, Trust, Worry
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