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When Grandmother Prays

Posted on June 3, 2013 by jroesler728

I know a grandmother who prayed believing. She always said, “When God answers our prayers.” She never said, “If God answers our prayers.” She would pray for years for one person. The prayer had the same faith and passion after … Continue reading →

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When My Heart Is Too Heavy

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jroesler728

I’m giving my imagination freedom to stage some potential scenes. Tonight I am picturing a waiting room of people who are bringing their stories to Jesus. His office is not a closed-door room but rather a type of stage that … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 22, 2013 by jroesler728

I go back, from time to time, to my old Amplified Bible. Many of the verses have dates written in the margin. I also enjoy the amplifications of words, giving various possible meanings. (This can get cumbersome and repetitive if … Continue reading →

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Feeding Faith and Starving Fear

Posted on February 20, 2013 by jroesler728

As I searched for something that would give me some fresh content for Lenten devotions, I ran across a web site based on the Book of Common Prayer (St David’s Church). It had an introduction calling for readers to use … Continue reading →

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Low Visibility

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jroesler728

We walk by faith and not by sight. Yet, there are times, like now, for me, when I am reminded that I am still looking to see some assurance that God will show us mercy. Is it an oxymoron to … Continue reading →

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Tracking Adventures

Posted on June 11, 2012 by jroesler728

It’s fun to go to a nature center and learn how to recognize footprints and from them learn behavior patterns of various creatures. Some tracks are deep and clear. The number of toes, the strength of the impression and the pattern … Continue reading →

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It’sTime to Head Home

Posted on April 2, 2012 by jroesler728

For the past year and a half the relentless recurrence of medical challenges has revealed the deep sacrificial love that is the fabric of this marriage. No one would have been critical if there had been some expression of lament from … Continue reading →

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Where to Start

Posted on January 13, 2012 by jroesler728

by Shirlee Vandegrift Heavenly Father, I come before You not knowing how to pray, or where to start. You are so big and I am so small. You are so powerful and am so weak. You are so truthful and … Continue reading →

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Uncrushable Memory Faith

Posted on September 19, 2011 by jroesler728

I called my friend tonight to ask what she has learned about her son’s diagnostic work up. She had already told me that he had a lump on his neck and that a needle biopsy had revealed cancer.  We were … Continue reading →

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Faith Like a Child’s

Posted on May 23, 2011 by jroesler728

by Jean Roesler In a sermon recently, we were reminded that we are to have faith like that of a child. Faith that is trusting, just as a child trusts a father’s voice when he calls her to come to … Continue reading →

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