Tag: grace
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Relationships: A Survivalist’s Guide
I once heard a cautionary tale about a Christian missionary who sailed the ocean alone to reach the heathen. He ended up stranded (still alone) on a small island in the middle of the Pacific. A few years later, a passing fishing boat saw the smoke from his campfire and rescued him. His liberators were…
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Reflections on Aging and Faith
I heard it as soon as I walked in from the garage: “chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp.” Thinking it was time to replace a smoke alarm battery, or something similar, I walked around the house, listening. Every minute or so the sound returned, “chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp.” Where was it coming from?! Finally, I found the culprit—a carbon monoxide alarm in the…
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Sweet Counsel to the Soul
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, so a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend. Proverbs 27:9 NASB The email came, just before the first weekend of October. Rainer Bantau, a fellow Christian blogger, was coming to Oklahoma City for a conference. Would I like to get together for coffee? “The Devotional Guy wants…
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Who’s Short-changing Who?
I walked in the door with a pocket full of change. Clinking the coins down on the kitchen table, I began to count…one dollar and ninety-nine cents. “There’s got to be another penny somewhere,” I thought. Riffling through my pockets, I prayed with a wink: “I’m one cent short, God. Where are you?” I received…
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Into the Woods and Out with God
A month or so ago my brother in Christ from the Kingdom of Fife 🏴—Alan Kearns, at Devotional Treasure, shared a comment: God knows the way into the woods, and He knows the way out. Alan Kearns My thoughts went straight to stories I’ve read about folk disappearing on day hikes in the Rocky Mountain…
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Paws and Reflect (9): Out on a Limb
The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.
