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Monday, March 8th, 2010
I love watching contrails. Just ask my wife. When we are out driving on a clear day I will often point out the beauty of a long, white streak of condensed water vapor being formed in the blue sky behind the silver pinpoint of a jet trekking across the heavens.
This ...
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
I’m sure, like me, you were shocked by the devastation and death caused by the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12.
But it has been rewarding in the days following to see how God’s people are rising up to help. Our missionaries already in Haiti, along with Convoy of Hope, HealthCare ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Growing up as an MK on the mission field, among the barrels of supplies my parents brought from the States were several cans of cranberry sauce.
This special treat was saved for Christmas dinner and other special events. Even today, several decades later, every time I sit ...
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
It’s fall already. Where has the year gone? I’m busy in the evenings and weekends trying to finish some outdoor projects around my home before winter sets in. Whether we’re having fun or not, time flies.
Reminds me of Jesus when he said, “As long as it is day, we must ...
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
A few weeks ago I attended my Bible college reunion.
I had a great time fellowshipping again with classmates I have been in contact with over the years. But I especially enjoyed catching up on the lives of other classmates I hadn’t seen since I graduated from college many years ago.
One ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
We just returned from several days of vacation in the Pacific Northwest where I was born and lived for several years.
One day we drove up the slopes of Mt. Rainier to an area called Paradise and had lunch at Paradise Inn. But because of low clouds and fog rolling in ...
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Johnny Cash was one of my heroes growing up. I loved listening to “Ring of Fire,” “Orange Blossom Special” and other great songs of his, both secular and sacred. Along with the album “Folsom Prison Blues” I have a record of his rendition of “Suppertime,” my mother’s favorite song, and ...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Last night my wife and I had our son and daughter and their families over for dinner and a movie. After a meal of spareribs, sweet potatoes and zucchini (from my garden) and cake (decorated by our grandkids), we turned on the television.
The grandkids would have rather watched “Bolt” or ...
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
After a stormy night of rain, lightening and thunder, I was driving to work this morning and spotted a rainbow right behind our southwest Missouri power plant. I stopped and took a picture and thanked God for the beauty He provides in nature.
Then I thought of a verse in the ...
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
I still remember the incident when I was a young boy in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where my parents were serving as missionaries. We were in the living room having family devotions, as was our custom. That morning we read Psalm 19. Someone, I can’t remember who, suggested we begin quoting verse ...
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