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Fabric by the Meter
As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble. 1Samuel 26:24 NIV Last week I made a trip to IKEA, a Swedish furniture store, with my daughter to buy something in the fabric section. While I looked at a piece, my daughter said, “Look” There’s ...
Deep Inside Me Runs a Vein of Gold
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 NIV During my quiet time, the following phrase from a devotional by Sarah Young struck me and has remained with me ever since: “Deep within you r...
Deep Inside Me Runs a Vein of Gold
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 NIV During my quiet time, the following phrase from a devotional by Sarah Young struck me and has remained with me ever since: “Deep within you r...
Like the Song of a Bird
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV A little bird, barely visible in a tree with withered leaves due to the heatwave, was singing with all its might to che...
Like the Song of a Bird
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 NIV A little bird, barely visible in a tree with withered leaves due to the heatwave, was singing with all its might to che...
Of Sunshine and Umbrellas
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 NIV I'm sitting on my balcony, letting the sun shine on my face, and I'm thankful that September has finally brought us a few wonderful summer days after all. And what do I do? I think about rain an...
Of Sunshine and Umbrellas
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 NIV I'm sitting on my balcony, letting the sun shine on my face, and I'm thankful that September has finally brought us a few wonderful summer days after all. And what do I do? I think about rain an...
Apples of Gold
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11 NKJV Four o’clock in the morning wasn’t usually the busiest hour for this coastal restaurant. But that changed when my marine biology class, out on a field trip, filed through their doors. The only server there, a gi...
Apples of Gold
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11 NKJV Four o’clock in the morning wasn’t usually the busiest hour for this coastal restaurant. But that changed when my marine biology class, out on a field trip, filed through their doors. The only server there, a gi...
Baby Brother
You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:14 ESV An unexpected telephone call came, letting me know that my brother was gravely ill. His liver was failing so badly that he ended up in the hospital in a...