The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!” Proverbs 26:13 NLT I remember when I first encountered 7-Elevens and how they changed my gas-station world.
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Bumped Around by Life
Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked
Read moreMissing the Beauty
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. ~Genesis 2:9 NLT Beauty surrounded them, but they had only one destination in mind.
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Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him…. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! ~Psalm 127:3-5 The circus was coming to town, and my wife and
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Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NASB1995 With a can of Raid©, she meticulously sought out
Read moreNature’s Sermon
Paul Stutzman wrote as he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, “How often we witness a scene of great beauty but don’t comprehend what we see. A beautiful sunset, a bright full moon, brilliant stars on a
Read moreHonoring the Past While Stepping into a New Year
And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. ~1 Peter 3:15 NLT I remember the day and the place: July 20, 1969. I was nine years old.
Read moreWhen Time Stood Still
And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing. ~Psalm 71:9 NLT Ah, the days when time stood still—or, at least, seemed to. I remember the
Read moreThe Chase
For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me. ~John 6:44 NLT A shout peeled through the quiet morning air. The chase was about to begin. Deer
Read moreWrestling with God
This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. ~Genesis 32:24 NLT For years, my youngest brother loved wrestling. But wrestling with
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