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Author Archives: rstaples2013
Throwing a Red Flag
The line between excitement and anxiety is thin when watching a -football game. All of that changes if we are watching a recording of this same game now knowing the final score. Let’s consider this scene: Our team is behind … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged analogy, blood of Jesus, celebrate, faith, final, football, grace, hope, redemption, sports, Victory, win
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Read Your Own Stuff
This afternoon my heart was troubled by a phone call from a friend who said she was in a “Spiritual Crisis”. The tone of her voice and the words she used evidenced deep distress. I didn’t find much success in … Continue reading
Posted in Prayers and Devotions, Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged encouragement, faith, fun, journal, memories, personal God, power, prayer, Read, remember, surprise, wisdom, write
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I’m so Glad it’s You
Years ago I had a good friend who was dying of leukemia. She lived nearby so I would often walk to her house, ring the doorbell, but let myself in. Her response, in the later months, would often be, “I … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged friend, goal, God, guest, heart, home, intimacy, Jesus, presence, visitor, welcome
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Footprints in Chaos
Many of us love to pray or sing “Open my eyes, Lord, I want to see Jesus.” What we aren’t as quick to acknowledge is our expectation that the Jesus we see be accompanied by comfort, order and tranquility. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged chaos, Christmas, disappointment, discermnment, discovery, footprints, hope, pain, promises
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Maybe this Burden is not Mine
I have often prayed for a burden to be removed from mine, or a friends’ shoulder. I was impacted this morning by the wording of Psalm 81:6 “I removed his shoulder from the burden…” I would have expected it to … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged burdens, caring, freedom, God, gratitude, heavy, hiking, limitations, memories, responsibility, wisdom
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My Thanksgiving Feast
I woke up early on Thanksgiving morning to find that I had received a text in the middle of the night. The text was simple: “Woke up at 2:56.” Isaiah 25:6: “God is preparing a feast” The sender is a … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged Awareness, feast, memories, mystery, presence, symbolic
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