You are a library

You are a library – your life is a series of books. Each season of your life is a book. Each day and each moment are written in those books. Some people enter your life and leave. So they are part of some chapters and some books. Some people stay and are part of a […]

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I’m not God

“Forget” is a word that seems to come up in my thinking over and over. One of the things I keep forgetting is that I’m not God. Yes, I know that I do not have the power to create the universe from nothing. I know that I do not know the answers to problems that […]

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More about loving your enemies

Jesus said, “love your enemies.” Jon has been giving us some really helpful ideas on how to do this. If you missed those posts, go back and read them: parts one and two. I keep forgetting the command Jesus gave. It wasn’t just a request – it was a command. If you look at the […]

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We can’t see

I recently met a man who suffers from PTSD, as a result of experiences in the Vietnam War. I can’t begin to understand the depth of pain he knows and feels on an ongoing basis. The aches and pains in my life must be child’s play to him. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:11: “No […]

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Things to help us remember

Two coffee mugs are part of my daily life. Those mugs remind me of my two sisters. Each sister gave me a mug as a gift. (They know I love coffee.) Many times when I lift one of those mugs to my lips, I remember that sister and pray for her and her family. God […]

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