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Hope of Heaven

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Shirlee Abbott

This week, we’ll catch a few glimpses of our future in heaven. “It is not darkness you are going to, for God is Light. It is not lonely, for Christ is with you. It is not unknown country, for Christ … Continue reading →

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Forever Home

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Shirlee Abbott

Psalm 27:4 (NIV) One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his … Continue reading →

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Shaky Ground and Darkness

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

“On shaky ground” means I’m in an uncomfortable position. “In the dark” means I don’t know what’s going on. Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856-1922) knew the feeling and wrote these words:   My heart has no desire to stay Where doubts … Continue reading →

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Safe Shelter at the End of Life

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Shirlee Abbott

  When life is good, we wrap our mortality in a distant fog, hoping some far-off day to go to sleep in bed and wake up in heaven. But when pain and suffering take hold, we dust off our hope … Continue reading →

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