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GOD and Today
This title came to mind about a month ago, without any idea of this post. This week it has come together. For two weeks Jerry was really going down. Last Saturday and Sunday he slept non-stop except to get up for what was necessary. After eating, he was so tired and...
The Conclusion of What Matters
How amazing these last three days have been, and how blessed to see how God carries us through what He begins in us to where He wants us to be. When I write it is usually because I need to learn something new, or to confirm and shore up what I have been learning. Such...
Perseverance
Since Wednesday of last week I have been in the process of making a video that could be published on YouTube. The audio was in my music file, with other recordings converted from cassette tapes, through Garageband to ITunes. This is my first attempt, and having the...
Humility and Death to Self ~ Chapter 10
In this Year of Humility we have been learning from Andrew Murray’s Humility (PDF) the meaning, the means, and the working of humility in the Christian life. In this tenth chapter we come to the aim of humility, the end goal, and that is, death. Let us remember where...
Rest in the Lord
In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15. In patience possess ye your souls. Luke 21:19 Christians must suffer patiently, and patience is their armor, while God is fighting for them. But when we...
Waiting is Not a Game
(How well our heavenly Father teaches us this truth as we experience the trials of this life. The original article with this title (below) was written almost five years ago while we were waiting for Jerry’s healing after the amputation of his leg. (It took 4 1/2...
A Golden Treasury ~ January 10
10. I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. Gen. 49:18 Many have received comfort from these words in death, and waited in faith for their salvation. The thoughtless and impenitent wait only for temporal prosperity in their lives, and therefore cannot expect...