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Category Archives: other
Prepare the Way (Wednesday)
A shovel is my tool of choice to clear the path. I know how to use the snowblower, but I’d rather let someone else do it. Me, drive a snowplow? No way. Some people pray the way I … Continue reading
Prepare the Way (Tuesday)
Isaiah 40:3 (CEV) Someone is shouting: “Clear a path in the desert! Make a straight road for the Lord our God. Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and mountain. Level the rough and rugged ground. Then the glory of the Lord will appear for … Continue reading
Prepare the Way (Monday)
18 inches. That much snow fell on my sidewalk and driveway last week. How do you handle snow that blocks your way? Shovel my way through Fire up the snow blower Wait for the guy with the plow … Continue reading
I Pledge Thee My Troth (Friday)
I am thankful for a husband who keeps his pledge–faithful to me, faithful to God. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Thursday)
I try to have a conversation with God about my marriage. I’m annoyed with my husband, and I want to tell God how righteous I am and how unreasonable my husband is. Instead, God reveals to me my failure to honor Him: … Continue reading
I Pledge Thee My Troth (Wednesday)
Hosea 2:19-20 I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord. Troth, a word closely related to … Continue reading
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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Tuesday)
Here’s Ann Landers’ take on our topic: “Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquility of a lovely sunset.” I’ll take the proximity and predictability of tranquil sunsets over the fleeting excitement … Continue reading
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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Monday)
Those traditional wedding vows, I pledge thee my troth and till death do us part, sound old-fashioned. Is monogamy passé? Nobody expects that anymore It’s the way I live, and I like it One at a time … Continue reading
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A Call to Intercede (Friday)
A noble goal from a founding father: “Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to; convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a … Continue reading
A Call to Intercede (Thursday)
Going back to the school issues that inspired this week’s posts: In one, a superintendent places greater value on students who plan to go to college. Lord, send a parade of citizens who didn’t go to college across his path: plumbers, … Continue reading