Tag: Peace
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The Sea Cushion: Peace in God’s Presence
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV) People who’ve spent time in submarines, under the surface of the ocean, speak of a “Sea Cushion.” Below a certain depth, the water is relatively smooth –no matter what the wind-driven waves are doing…
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Lessons from Dead Flowers and a Squeaky Door
The PR person from a local bank contacted me, wanting to buy fifteen cases of single-serve potato chips for a community barbeque. “Yes, I can fill the order,” I said, as a proud route sales rep with Frito Lay, Inc. The next day the manager of the bank called, saying she found the product at…
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Finding Contentment: A Lesson in Dual Meanings
There are numerous international students in my school district who speak English as a second language, and sometimes our homonyms can lead to misunderstandings. For instance, imagine a teenager who just came to the United States from Italy. She has a good grasp of conversational English but doesn’t realize some of our words are spelled…
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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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Traveling
I ran into an old high school friend the other day. After catching up on what’s new in our lives, I asked about his parents, who are both in their early eighties. He told me his dad likes to say—with a wink—your mom and I are traveling a lot in our retirement: we travel to…
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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…
