in Lent
Silence before Him
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.Habakkuk 2:20 This verse is underlined in a Bible I have that was my maternal grandmother’s. There is also...
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A Fruitful Vine
Psalm 128:3 KJV“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house:” Psalms 128 is a short but powerful Psalm describing the blessings that one has when we walk in the...
in New Year
The New Year
The New Year As we welcome each new year, we tend to linger between two thoughts. On the one hand, we look back in retrospect on the year that is passing. On the other,...
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God’s Providence
Genesis 1:14 (KJV)“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and...
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The Faith of the Wise Men
The Faith of the Wise Men When the wise men came to Jerusalem seeking Christ, they found a much different air in the city than they had expected. All was quiet. No festivities marked...
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The Old Year and the New
January 1995 THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW As we cross the threshold which leads to a new year, we reflect upon the year which has just ended, and we greet the new year...
in Christmas
All Hail Our Redeemer
Now Hail We Our Redeemer The shepherds were expecting to spend another ordinary night watching their sheep in the fields surrounding Bethlehem. God’s plan called of an extraordinary happening to break the silence of...
in Christmas
Christmas Peace
Christmas Peace December 1983 In this season which the church calls Advent, the time of anticipation and preparation for Christmas, many christian observances, national customs and family traditions are re-enacted. Because they are time-honored, they...
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Quiet waiting
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.”Lamentations 3:26 The commercial construction industry that I work in is a place of noise. The construction techniques...
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Healing from the Lord
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.” -Psalm 41:3 A person begins to feel their own mortality when they experience a bout of...