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Gaping Gates

  We were careless with our garden gate. There was a gap, and a groundhog snuck through in the dark of night. He stripped our tomato plants. Bad groundhog!   Sometimes I am careless with the gates to my soul. … Continue reading

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11:11

    Proverbs 11:11 seems appropriate for Veterans Day:   By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted. To all you upright veterans who have exalted our nation through your service, THANK YOU.

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Gates of Wood from the King’s Forest

  The gates of Jerusalem were restored with wood from the king’s forest:     Nehemiah 2:7-8 (ESV) Then I added this to my request: “If it please the king, give me . . . a letter to Asaph, the manager … Continue reading

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Building Better Gates

  Do you have a gate?     Keeps the dog and kids out of traffic Keeps the critters out of the garden Keeps the creeps out of my community A wall without a gate is useless. The wall and … Continue reading

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Time to Come

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Time After Its Own Kind

Genesis 1:11, 14 (NASB)  Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind . . . Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate … Continue reading

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My Favorite Season

  Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.   Autumn has long been my favorite season. It occurs to me that I’m in my personal autumn. Childhood was spring. … Continue reading

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My Troubled Times

I’ve been seeing time as my enemy: I race against time, there is never enough time, I resent interruptions to my own plans for my time. I’ve been telling myself that if I’d been the creator, I’d have arranged things … Continue reading

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Creating Time

    We fell back. One hour. Do you care?   It’s great—I like morning light No matter to me It’s the only extra hour in my life Try as we might, humans can’t create time. Genesis 1:14, 18-19 (NASB) … Continue reading

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Praise God from Whom Sabbath Blessings Flow

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