Category: Encouragement
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Covenant Wife
Covenant Wife My wife and I have been married over 40 years. Married when we were 18, we have gone through a lot of storms, and a lot of great times. There was a time, 20 years ago, that we were separated and almost split up for good. Why? I had violated my covenant with…
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Four Anchors
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land. And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found…
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Curiosity Killed The Cat
People have a tendency to fear the unknown. Maybe that’s better than being curious. Many are those who, because of curiosity, have been “picked off” by the adversary. Each one felt, at one time, they could handle the knowledge of the unknown. But how much better it would have been had they simply remembered the…
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Watermelon Seeds
One year, about 25 years ago, I decided I would grow some watermelons. I bought a packet of seeds, prepared part of our back yard, mixing some sand into the Iowa dirt. I planted the seeds according to the packet instructions and checked on my “crop” every day. I was excited to see the plants…
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The Firebugs
Kids do crazy things! Teenagers do even crazier things! Boy teenagers, who like to play with fire, well, they’re just plain dangerous! They just don’t know it. I have a brother, Jim, who’s a year older than I. Believe it or not, we were teenagers once. And, it’s nothing short of a miracle we made…
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Facebook Blues
Got hundreds of friends who like to stay in touch, Would have many more, ‘cept I don’t like ’em all that much I search for more names whenever I’ve time, Update my status, whenever I’m inclined Well, I’ve got the blues, Facebook blues, The social media bug done bit me, Now I’m friends with all…
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Guides and Greeters
(and worship leaders) When I was in the Army, 35 years ago, my wife and I were privileged to spend time in Germany. My unit was in a Kacerne called Peden Barracks, located just outside Wertheim, Germany. We lived on the “economy”, in other words, not on the military post. During our 3 years there,…
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I Love Bacon
Let it be known throughout the world, “I LOVE BACON”, and have for all my life. Barely cooked, almost black, and anything in between. Bacon! Thick slab, thin sliced, hickory or apple smoked; whatever. I love bacon! On a sandwich, in an omelet, cooked with beans, or just plain, by the handful. Bacon. Quite a…
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Search Me O God
Search Me, O God “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Ps 139:23-24 NLT It was over 20 years ago that I wrote the song, “Search Me, O God”, based…
Jan Grace 