Category: Encouragement
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Why Do People Choose Darkness?
…the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light… Darkness versus Light. The battle of the ages. But how could there possibly be any real battle, when light is immeasurably more powerful than darkness? The smallest flicker of light has darkness trembling with fear. Both darkness and light are tenacious and competitive. And eternal.…
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Here’s To You
Here’s to all the people who sit in church every Sunday, sing the great hymns, sway to the latest choruses, but never crack open the Word of God throughout the week. Here’s to the great television congregation who can find a good message simply by finding the TV Remote. Here’s to the picky parishioner who…
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Our North Bend Family
Situated in the middle of Ritchie County, West Virginia, amidst the hills, trees, and deer, is a wonderful State Park called North Bend. It’s located about 5 miles west of the County Seat, Harrisville. It has a nice lake for fishing, hiking trails, campgrounds, cabins, and (I saved the best for last) the North Bend…
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Major Setback to Peace Process
Major Setback to Peace Process by J. Grace Staff Reporter for Daily Planet The Mideast Peace Process was dealt a major setback today, after Eglon Faht-mahn, king of Moab-Jordan, was brutally murdered by an Israeli terrorist. Ban Ki-moon, current Secretary-General of the United Nations, openly condemned the attack and is meeting with the UN Security…
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Farewell Letter ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Today is the day we lay my mother-in-law’s body to rest. I miss her already. Reading through some blogs I follow, I found this jewel. The connection? Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the farewell letter, died the same day as my mother-in-law, Mary Jane Lloyd. Enjoy the post. Jan
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Four Questions for Atheists and Agnostics
Calling all atheists and agnostics. May I ask you a question? Okay, maybe four. What do, or who do, you believe in since you don’t believe in God? Is it hard to accept the death of a loved one? Was there ever a time in your life when you believed in God, or in a…
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Times Of Refreshing
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before” Acts 3:19-20 NKJV “Repent” isn’t a real popular word. I have found it’s a word that is…
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Dumb Dog Catches Smart Car
Dumb Dog Catches Smart Car April 21, 2014 by J. Grace Staff Reporter for the Daily Planet Have you ever wondered what a dog would do if it caught the car it was chasing? Well, you need not wonder any longer. And it didn’t take this dog long to realize he’d met his match. Last…
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Easter Up The Hollow
Today, Easter Sunday 2014, was a day to remember. My wife and I, along with her sister, and her sister’s daughter and husband, attended Saint Johannes Lutheran Church in St. Clara, West Virginia. Well, I’m not sure if it’s IN St. Clara, or just close by. Really, it’s “up the holler”, as the locals would…
Jan Grace 