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Psalm 42 describes the longing - and the memories of satisfaction known in the past, for God moments.
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I love all of the Seasons, though as I age and my Raynaud's Syndrome progresses, my appreciation for the colder weather wanes.
I love Spring the most, je pense.
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In an Easter message in a Presbyterian church in Calgary, Alberta, Naheed Nenshi, a Mayor of Muslim faith who had been invited to share in the service, enjoined the congregation to never mistake co
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I met a man from Syria who only a short time before had come to faith in Jesus Christ. In the brief time I had with him, he shared how he first encountered the Saviour.
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God’s Heaven’s near, a Throne holds sway
Close to creation’s sphere,
And there are places thin, that cry
This is God's world, His Presence near.
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Every year it strikes me anew how in practically every instance when the resurrected Jesus appears to his disciples they do not recognize that it is He who is alive and well and present with them.
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So my father's oldest sister, the only sibling remaining, is celebrating her 102nd birthday in this month of April in the year of our Lord - two thousand and seventeen.
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The psalmist encourages the people of God to (Psalm 37:4) 'take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.'
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I've been thinking about how, in John 12 - when the Greeks come and say: 'Sir, we would see Jesus' - that that starts the time-clock of our Saviour moving deliberately towards the Cross.
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My father died in March of 2007. I wrote this shortly before he passed through . . .
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"Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the soil, it abides alone,” said Jesus.
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London England’s church, St. Martin’s in the Field, at one time had the following statements of belief on their website (not inclusive here): -
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I created this video to illustrate a poem (sort of) that I wrote recently (March 2017).
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Sometimes, we feel ourselves almost shut-down (or shot down) in terms of making any kind of headway, of being understood or having our pathway made straight and smooth.
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Both memories and present realities may flood our minds, or simply come and go from time to time.
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The 'fruits' of one's life are on public display. We can discern to some degree the heart of an individual by what they say and do.
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In a day when I feel within such angst, anger and uncertainty, in a world that is so full of shifting tides and unsettling seasons - of injustice, fear and fear-mongering, false witness and 'altern
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Faith can be warm and even fervent. It’s not how much you have but whether it actually connects you to the Source of all comfort, the Ground of all being.
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We’ve entered a new day, perhaps a new month and even a new year.
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Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
In working or in waiting, another year with Thee.
- Frances Havergal
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Recently I was reading an article about the video games that came out in 2016. Writes the author, "My favorite games did exactly what this year did: they took away control.
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A new year lies at our feet. And what will it bring?
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The Gate of the Year
Ah yes, - The Gate of the Year. It seems like another year is about to dawn upon us. A brand new year. And all of us wonder what it will bring.
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Christmas Eve draws near and with it, for me at least, come memories of the years when as family we gathered in anticipation of the coming glorious Morn - of Christmas Day.
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Winter Solstice presents us with the dichotomy of beauty and struggle in both nature and human relationship.
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We wake, staying over at friends, and the day is heavy with falling snow. The large, slowly falling flakes flicker and shift and gently touch the ground. There is no wind.
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Sometimes, somehow, despite the business of the Season, there can be a strange calm that settles upon us, even upon us last-minute, late-evening shoppers.
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Advent means waiting.
But actually, I hate waiting. I’m one of the most impatient people you’ll meet.
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