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Why Am I Here?
Continua a leggere→: Why Am I Here?That’s a question I often ask myself. Not ‘Why am I here on this earth?” No, that question was answered years ago, many years ago at this point, when Christ entered my heart. I was created because He wanted me to be. Just as He wanted you and every piece of creation. He loved us…
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The God of Reckless Abandon
Continua a leggere→: The God of Reckless AbandonThey said we were crazy — and we probably were. But we’ve got a story to tell. It was May 1989, 37 years ago, when we embarked on this crazy adventure, a craziness that has only intensified over the years. ‘It’ll never work,’ they told us. ‘Don’t do it! It’s crazy. Insane. You’ve got to…
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Springing Forward, Bouncing Back, and an Amazing Gift
Continua a leggere→: Springing Forward, Bouncing Back, and an Amazing GiftWe’ll have the spring time change on the last weekend of March, even though they keep talking about doing away with it. I’m not sure why they persist with it or why they call it ‘springing forward’. Losing an hour’s sleep never makes me feel springy or bouncy. My internal clock really struggles to adjust.…
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Never an Orphan
Continua a leggere→: Never an OrphanGrowing up, I believed myself to be an orphan—unwanted and abandoned by my “real family.” I imagine many kids have such thoughts, possibly influenced by books or movies. But in my case they came from my own family and friends. “Is Sheila adopted?” family friends would ask. “She doesn’t look like anyone in the family.”…
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I’m Back (Again), And With the Light I Can See!
Continua a leggere→: I’m Back (Again), And With the Light I Can See!I’ve been absent from this blog again, which seems to happen far too frequently. But I’m back, and with immense thankfulness for all the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness. I was hospitalized for another surgery on October 23. (I had barely recovered from my prolapse surgery done on July 22.) This time, it was an emergency…
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Highways in Bible Times
Continua a leggere→: Highways in Bible TimesIn Israel, carriage roads existed even before their kings reigned. One of which was the King’s Highway, a toll road for public use (see Numbers 20:17). Jewish law regulated roads and their upkeep, particularly those which led into the cities of refuge. One book of law, the Hebrew Talmud, required proper maintainance, a width of…

