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I find myself rummaging through old blog posts the way we do through pictures and other memories. After all, the seasons cycle through and so do our thoughts.  It is planting season again. We just returned from a trip to the nursery, the one that is operated so creatively by our neighbors Ashley and Sam.…

I've posted this twice before, but you and I need it today as we often do. Be encouraged by this scripture set to music. Whatever you are going through, remember that the key word is the preposition, "through!" It is not your destination; it is a passage. The resurrection says, no, shouts, So keep on…

"I remembered you, God, and I groaned. I meditated and my spirit grew faint." – Psalm 77:3 (NIV) What about the comfort, assurance, and peace pour quiet times are supposed to give us? What about the nurturing, loving, contemplative moments that we are told we will experience daily through the spiritual disciplines? This sounds like…

"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must "disenthrall" ourselves, and then we shall save our country." – Abraham Lincoln These are…

"And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."   (2 Corinthians 9:8, New International Version, ©2011) In the KJV, this verse reads that  folks, blessed by God will have "sufficiency in all things" so that they…

"Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." – Luke 5:5 (NIV) Been there! I've been there when I've done my best. I am sure I've exhausted all the possibilities, expended all the energy, and exercised all the faithfulness possible with…

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    One day, I picked up a penny on my desk – mostly due to lack of inspiration in any other area and I asked myself what messages that small coin might give me. It is round. Maybe I should lead a better-rounded life. It says we trust God – or like to tell…