Tag Archives: God

With Friends Like These…

I sent out an email this morning to a few of my friends letting them know that I was in a tough place.  That I couldn’t track God in this story. Here’s what they replied: “God is faithful based on … Continue reading

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Images in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Last week I misjudged the width of my car. The price I paid was the bill for a new passenger side view mirror. Today I tested the mirror and was relieved to see it respond to the adjustment button. The … Continue reading

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After Forty Years…

This morning I made a video Skype call to a friend I met 40 years ago at an international Bible School held on an island off the south coast of Norway. She was from Scotland and I was from the … Continue reading

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Does God Answer Prayers Randomly?

A week ago I received a prayer request from a friend who is a doctor in northern India. It happened that her email came through at 4:18 AM. I woke up at just that time and heard the signal that … Continue reading

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New Year, New Door

Mel Lawrenz In many doorways of the Roman Empire there was a depiction of a god with two faces pointing in opposite directions. Janus was the god of transitions. He looked ahead and he looked behind–to the past and the … Continue reading

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Family Members Not Yet Met

There is something comforting in reading stories and songs written by people of faith from past generations. There is a knowing that warms the heart when a telling of the faith journey is recognized as that which was experienced then … Continue reading

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God, Where Do You Want Me to Be?

This question has become a familiar prayer for me in recent weeks. I have somehow decided that there are three essential places that I need to be. (All at the same time). My prayer for God to speak to me … Continue reading

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Are You Special Enough?

-by Shirlee Vandegrift If you are a believer you already know you are special.  God loved you so much he created you. He “knit you together in your mother’s womb.” Isn’t that special? I venture to guess everyone has had … Continue reading

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What Child Is This?

I have been asked to bring a message at a Christmas Brunch for Senior Adults using the title, “What Child Is This?” The question could be answered with one word or expanded upon for hours. I will be expected to … Continue reading

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We Need to Live More at Home

“We need to live more at home” is a phrase-borrowed from Amy Carmichael’s devotional book, Edges of His Ways, dated November 9. She talks about God being our home and begins a poem with “Home of our hearts…” I wonder … Continue reading

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