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Tree of Memories …

Tree of Memories …

As I wandered through the halls of the BI and saw several beautiful Christmas trees in various locations, I was mindful of our first Christmas tree in Paraguay, in 1979.  I was so homesick, that I did not even want to think about Christmas, let alone celebrate it! But, just a few days before that […]
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The Living Water and the Light (Dec 3)

The Living Water and the Light (Dec 3)

Verses for the day Thoughts These past few weeks have been pretty challenging. Early in November I started a list of “stressors.” This is a list of the things that have come up that continue to throw me on the Lord. Let me just give a quick example. Here’s the things I wrote down yesterday. […]
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Future Generations

Future Generations

I have all sorts of pictures on my phone, probably too many. One that I have saved from 2021 (long before I even I had the phone I am using) is a prayer that I come across and return to frequently. When I realized I wanted to use it in my post for these last […]
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Winter

Winter

Thanks so much for continuing to pray for us. DJ continues to plug away in his IT ministry, managing the network at our organization’s home office from afar. We are very thankful for his little cabin-office (one end of our secondhand storage cabin that he’s been able to turn into his office.) Before, he was […]
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People Still Need the Lord

People Still Need the Lord

Do you remember Steve Green singing “People Need the Lord?”  People need the Lord, people need the Lord At the end of broken dreams, He’s the open door People need the Lord, people need the Lord When will we realize people need the Lord? Thirteen years after Steve sang this song, the Gospel was shared […]
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Come and Drink (Dec 1)

Come and Drink (Dec 1)

Verses for the day Thoughts How’s your spiritual life today? Is it vibrant and strong? Would you describe it like Psalm 1:3, like a tree planted along the riverbank, green, and full of fruit? Or is more like a weary traveler, dirty and weary from his journey and desperate for a drink of cold water […]
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The Work of God and the Will of God (Nov 30)

The Work of God and the Will of God (Nov 30)

Verses for the day Thoughts Today’s thoughts are a bit philosophical. Sorry about that. I hope you can follow my train of thought. If the work of God is God Himself at work, that means there is no spiritual work for us to do ourselves! God is simply asking for us to believe He will […]
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God’s Plans (Nov 29)

God’s Plans (Nov 29)

Verses for the day Thoughts I am always amazed how the Father weaves together lessons for me from His Word each day. When I take the time to sit down and write out the verses that stand out to me, then pray through them, the lesson emerges. That’s exactly what happened this morning. Normally Hosea […]
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We already have everything we need (Nov 28)

We already have everything we need (Nov 28)

Verses for the day Thoughts Do you live with the confidence that God HAS ALREADY provided everything you need? If God promised it, it is as good as if we have it right now! That’s the life of faith. These words of Psalm 23:1-3 have really ministered to me this morning. As David reflects on […]
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