Be still.
Stop. And listen.
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Why He died
Sometimes when I think about Jesus dying on the cross, I get overwhelmed. What did I do to deserve that great sacrifice? Why could such a horrible thing happen to such a wonderful person? For the last two years, my family and I have been part of an Anglican church. We remember Jesus’ death on […]
Read More…Impatient
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday.) I grew up hearing the phrase, “in ‘the fullness of time’ “. That’s found in Galatians 4:4 in the King James Version of the Bible – a translation that is no longer commonly used. (The English language has changed a lot since 1611.) In my favorite translation (the […]
Read More…It’s not perfect
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday.) Life down on this planet can be frustrating. Nearly everything we deal with has its problems. Even when we relax with a cool drink and look out at the perfect sunset, a mosquito is probably buzzing around our ankles, ready to bite. Paul wrote about some of the […]
Read More…God is bigger than all that
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) As the new year and the new decade begin, it is great to feel like we have a fresh start. That’s a wonderful thing. But how long will that feeling last? In a few days or weeks we may revert back to old thought patterns. We are worried […]
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