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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Taxing Prayer
I may not be the most cheerful taxpayer, but I can send my money to the government with a blessing. Lord God, may this money accomplish good things. Use it to bless others. Amen.
Better than Taxes
Leviticus 19:9-10 (NIV) When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up … Continue reading
Posted in Government structure
Tagged glean, Leviticus 19:9-10, taxes
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My Fair Share
My fair share? What is that? I whine, It’s not fair! I think how I get up and go to work. Plus an hour to get there, and an hour back. Five days a week. Me: … Continue reading
Tax Day Cometh
Taxes? Ben Franklin was right about death and taxes Everybody cheats when it comes to taxes I willingly pay my fair share April 15 is almost upon us. Some hate the process, some hate the payment, many … Continue reading
Enough!
Proverbs 30:15 (NIV) The leech has two daughters. “Give! Give!” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!” It is much better to be one who says that less “would have … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged it would have been enough, Proverbs 30:15
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Personal Enough
I’ve been thinking about dayenu–“it would have been enough”–and how it applies to me. Here are a couple personal enoughs: If I had a safe, warm home, it would have been enough. But You provided a unique house … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged dayenu, gratitude, it would have been enough
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Beyond Boundaries – Spurgeon
Follow my blog for a few weeks, and you’ll meet up with Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). He preached to 10,000,000 people in his lifetime. Count me in, too. Let’s ponder his insights yet again, this time on God’s blessings beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged Charles Haddon Spurgeon, enough, Ephesians 3:20, exceedingly abundantly
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It Would Have Been Enough
If God just let us live out our years in the wonderful world he created and did not also grant us eternal life, it would have been enough. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged dayenu, enough, Ephesians 3:20-21, exceedingly abundantly
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More Than Enough
Do you want more? More money More sleep More time More wisdom There is a part of the Passover Seder ritual called “Dayenu” – meaning it would have been enough (as in, “Had He brought us … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged dayenu, Easter, enough, gratitude
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In Memory, Not Fear
Sometimes I hesitate to be public about my faith. May I live every day in memory of Good Friday, in memory of Easter morning. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not … Continue reading
Posted in Foundation of faith
Tagged Easter, fear, Good Friday, Isaiah 41:10, Lent
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