Posts for July 2008
Daily Blessings
Our church held a yard sale yesterday. All the proceeds went to China earthquake relief agencies. A month ago, while this event was still in the planning mode, I set this weekend apart and moved other engagements so that I could participate, but God had a different plan. I was unable to work at this [...]
Published on Jul 27, 2008 at 9:36 pm.
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Daytona Beach
My family spent the beginning of this week staying at a beach side hotel in Daytona. It was very relaxing. We all made the agreement not to bring laptops, which are definitely part of our daily lives, because we think that vacations should be out of the ordinary. We brought our cell phones but only [...]
Published on Jul 23, 2008 at 10:18 pm.
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To Ben
When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, It is well with my soul.
It is well with my soul.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.
May this be my prayer.
Published on Jul 16, 2008 at 9:51 am.
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Please Pray for the Entwistles
I don’t really have any words I can formulate into sentences to share this news with you, but I will try.
A fellow Covenant student, one I am honored to call a friend, suffered a stroke earlier this week. It was caused by an infection in his aortic valve (he had heart surgery a couple years [...]
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Published on Jul 15, 2008 at 11:00 am.
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To Guard…To Hurt…To Love
C.S. Lewis wrote:
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; [...]
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Published on Jul 10, 2008 at 11:27 am.
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Happy 4th of July!!
Published on Jul 4, 2008 at 10:51 pm.
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Turn from Evil
I was talking to a friend last night about sin. He said something that really stuck with me. He said that sometimes he thinks he just doesn’t hate sin enough to want to turn away from it. I thought he made a very good observation, not just about himself, but about all people.
I just [...]
Published on Jul 1, 2008 at 1:03 pm.
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