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Grandson Cadence and daughter Elaine, Easter Sunday, 2009 Heart Filled with Joy Despite a hectic schedule and the attending fatigue that inevitably trails in its wake, I awoke this morning full of peace and contentment. I could provide a laundry list of the reasons I’m happy, or the things that have me feeling so good. […]
Wait for HimMy good friend Denise, a staff member at our church, shared this story with me last month. We offer baptisms after each service. On Sunday mornings, baptisms occur at about 10:30, then again about 12:30, after the second service. “Sunday morning, [April 11] Carol and I were talking about divine appointments while waiting for the 11:15 […]
…Answered! To be more precise, this story is about the prayers of two moms and one sister, answered. Yesterday my daughter Elaine marked her 28th birthday. Her fiance Rob planned a family camping trip. Her dad, his mom, Elaine’s son Cadence, and Bugsy the beagle spent the weekend camping; Rich and I joined them at […]
All I Need to Know about Worship I Learned from Christmas CarolsI love Christmas music. Many of the cherished songs of the season include lyrics that describe worship. Here’s my list of favorite Christmas carol worship instructions. I’ve italicized the verbs–those good old action words: Fall on your knees! (“O Holy Night”) Remember, Christ, our […]
In the Eye of the Believer Last month I wrote (here) about the prospect of surgery on my arthritic left thumb. As it happens, I was scheduled to have surgery on my thumb last Thursday. An odd thing happened: On the Tuesday night before surgery, I tore my cortisone-thinned skin while removing a lidocaine patch […]
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