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And God Answers . . .

  Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?     Yep, I say that a lot Maybe I’m asking all wrong Maybe I’m not listening Or maybe I already have his answer. In my Bible. When I wasn’t sure how to … Continue reading

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Sit Up to the Table

I can choose to eat at my computer desk, or off a TV tray, or even at a table in the food court. Or I can let God feed me from the riches of his table.   I’m sorry, Lord … Continue reading

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Remember the Box

The diner served up more than I could eat. I carried the rest home in a box. That’s how it is with Sunday’s sermon. I bring some of it home in a doggie bag. Question is, do I eat it later? … Continue reading

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Better than Dessert

Last Saturday, we ate at a diner. Just inside the door was the dessert case: berry-topped cheesecake, lemon pie piled high with meringue, gooey chocolate cake, plate-sized cookies. “Maybe I should skip the meal and go straight to dessert,” I … Continue reading

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Soul Food

    The Bible – when do you study it?   Every day  Sunday service I’m in a regular study group Not often When I was a child, I ate at my mother’s table. The food was prepared by her … Continue reading

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Wisdom’s Shortcut

Me:    Lord God, the Bible is a big book. Isn’t there             some shortcut to wisdom–a TED talk, or             Cliff Notes or a Reader’s Digest condensed       … Continue reading

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Grand Opening, Facebook Style

    Next Saturday, we’re starting a new women’s Bible study at church. We’ll meet the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:30 AM.     For those who can’t come in real time (or for men who’ve always … Continue reading

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Acts, in Obedience

  My plans were in place for a women’s Bible study on the Trinity. First lesson ready to go. Second lesson, started, then trashed. Started over, stuck again. I prayed. Silence. We went to the movie, “The Insanity of God” (it … Continue reading

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Green Grass-Fed

  I’ve heard Christians say, “I need a church where I’m fed.”     The Good Shepherd of Psalm 23 led his sheep to the green pasture. There’s nothing about him pulling up the grass and putting it in their … Continue reading

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