No “Almost”: Peace When Life Hangs in the Balance
No doctor, ambulance driver, or helicopter pilot could add to, nor take away from, the days that our wise, loving God had already decreed. That knowledge was the source of perfect peace.
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How to Shine: The 10 Words That Stop My Grumbling
There’s not much I hate more than grumbling. It’s right up there with tracking mud through the house, making excuses, and lying. It’s ugly.
So you wouldn’t think I’d need the reminder.
But while I despise complaining in others, I find ways to condone it in myself. Which is exactly why these 10 words got me.
“Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.”
Reality hits hard. Because it doesn’t seem like my gripes against incompetent refs or frigid weather are against God.
But guess what? These 10 words tell me they are. And I don’t want to grumble against my God who does all things well. Against the God who calls me to be blameless and grumble-less and to shine.
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At the Gate of the Year: A Message for Uncertain Times
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied:“Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.” I…
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Trust Only: A Wet Dog, Quicksand & A Lily Pad
They trust not God at all who trust him not alone. Not at all? Them’s fightin’ words. I read them once, twice, then promptly looked for a way around them. Because of course I trust in God and in other things. Then I heard about the little dog named Nolie who stepped out onto a…
