My daughter Kelley sent me the following poem: Slow me down Lord Ease the pounding of my heart By the quieting of my mind Steady my hurried pace With a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me amidst the confusion of my day The calmness of the everlasting hills Break the tensions of…

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My granddaughter was not excited about giving up candy for Lent, but she is all in for pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. She takes after her grandfather —  not sure about the sacrifice, but excited about the feast. I remember one shrove Tuesday when I got several of my brothers to join me in a Lenten…

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Take care that you don’t forget the Lord — Deuteronomy 6:12. Last night I failed miserably at trying to explain to my ten year old granddaughter about Lent, Shrove Tuesday, and the Ceremony of Ashes. She was having nothing to do with the sacrifice part of Lent, especially when someone else suggested she give up candy for…

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For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, the former things, shall not be remembered or come to mind. — Isiah 65:17. One cannot watch the news about the destruction in the Ukraine, Turkey, and Syria and to wonder how will they ever rebuild? I read about Germany after WWII in a…

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… grant me understanding that I may live. — Psalm 119:144. There are lots of things I don’t understand. Our psalmist goes a little further, he asks for understanding so he/she might live. What do you think he/she means here? A tragedy occurs, and we ask God to explain why it had to happen. A…

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