Whose Plans?

Jeremiah 29:11  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a…

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God Far and Near

READ: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-7 My mom and I were Bible study buddies.  One day we were talking about how everyone has their own door into the Scriptures.  Ma added,…

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His Word is a Lamp

True confession:  my Christmas tree is still up. It is an artificial tree, with flocking and pine cones on the branches, sort of a little fairy tale looking conifer.  There…

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Cheese

A 1998 book by Spencer Johnson, entitled “Who Moved My Cheese,” is a whimsical look at how its four characters, two mice and two humans, handle change.  The agency I…

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Blessings of the Newborn Year

When a baby is born, parents are filled with enormous hope for the child’s future. It’s a new beginning with the promise of boundless opportunity. We hold the little one…

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The Holy Spirit Within Us

1.17.2022 With the holidays over, the Christmas tree down and the decorations put away, we begin to venture out into the new year with optimism and hope. We ask our…

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“What’s in a Name?”

1.10.22 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty…

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Where is Hope?

He’s God, our God, in charge of the whole earth. And he remembers, remembers his Covenant – for a thousand generations he’s been as good as his word.  Psalm 105:7-8…

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