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There are books that we deliberately seek out, and there are books that seem almost to find us. Family Prayers by Henry Thornton was one of those books for me. I discovered it five or six years ago, and it has remained a personal favorite ever since. Thornton’s prayers have that quality I so often […]

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Should I Even Be Writing This?

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I  have not published much here lately. That is not entirely unusual, as my writing has always tended to come in seasons. There have been times when I have written regularly and other times when weeks or months have passed while drafts remained unfinished, ideas accumulated in notebooks, and things I intended to return to […]

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God’s Hidden Arrangement

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I spent this past weekend assembling a detailed 3D book-nook puzzle, one of those miniature architectural scenes made of dozens upon dozens of tiny wooden pieces. Each piece had been precisely cut with notches so small they were nearly invisible, yet every one fit only in a single location. The instructions required an exact order. […]

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A Christ Centered Christmas

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Each year, “Merry Christmas” is spoken more cautiously, if it is spoken at all. In its place, “Happy Holidays” has become the safer greeting, offered under the banner of politeness, neutrality, and inclusiveness. Just last week, after wishing a gentleman “Merry Christmas” over the phone, he replied with a carefully neutral “Happy Holidays.” These exchanges […]

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Letter


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“You are a letter from Christ…” 2 Corinthians 3:3 Dear Father, A letter from Christ… I never imagined that I might be a letter from Him. That is a jaw dropping thought to me. What kind of letter have I been? There were many times that this „letter? probably looked more like a bill to […]

01/07/2010

Comfort


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 Dear Father, Sorrow can come so suddenly and knock our feet right out from under us. It came this morning like an earthquake shaking us out of our warm, cozy beds of satiety. A friend, teacher, mentor, husband, father, grandpa is gone before we can rub […]

01/03/2010

Ballerina


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy.” Jude 24 Dear Father, We’ve come to the end of another year. Looking back I see a dance floor that has had the varnish worn off in places and the dust […]

12/31/2009

Newborn


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“A Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 Dear Father, Today is Christmas. Oh I know it is only December 9th but in the darkness of this pre-dawn morning my heart crept into a distant stable and I saw a newborn King. No one had to tell me to […]

12/25/2009

Voice


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“Suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host praising God…” Luke 2:13 Dear Father, What was it like when your Son drew in that first gulp of air into newborn lungs? Did all of heaven explode with applause and songs? The Word of heaven had been silent for nine months. No […]

12/24/2009

Anticipation


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son. Galatians 4:4 Lord Jesus, The cards have been sent, the gifts wrapped, the food bought and now we wait. Little children can hardly stand the anticipation. They jump up and down with eyes big as saucers as they long for the moment […]

12/22/2009

Busy


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 Dear Father, Whew! Halfway through a marathon week! Much accomplished and so much still left to do. Rushing to finish end of year deadlines, attending the „need-to? and „want-to? celebrations, and business travel still ahead before the weekend begins leaves few spare moments. Somehow I […]

12/02/2009

Thanksgiving


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Heavenly Father, Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving holiday. We will take off from work, eat food, watch football, plan to shop, laugh, maybe take a nap or read and call it a day. But that is not thanksgiving at […]

11/20/2009

Symphony


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“The world was not worthy of them…” Hebrews 11:38 Almighty God, This is the day we honor veterans and rightly we should. There is a generation that is dying away and they carry with them the battle scars and heroic stars of something so few of us will ever know. They have known what it […]

11/16/2009

Veterans


Devotional, Wednesday Woman

“The world was not worthy of them…” Hebrews 11:38 Almighty God, This is the day we honor veterans and rightly we should. There is a generation that is dying away and they carry with them the battle scars and heroic stars of something so few of us will ever know. They have known what it […]

11/08/2009