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He Isn’t Exactly Safe – But He Is Good
“Is He – quite safe? “Safe? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” I lived many, many years as a regenerated Christian without understanding or embracing the sovereignty of… Continue reading
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Subdue the Earth
I’m currently in the middle of a book that I thought would be a light little romp. I pre-judged where I thought the author would go with the subject, and I was happy to go there with him. Instead I… Continue reading
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An Open Letter to My Dad on His 76th Birthday
1 August 2016 Hi Dad, I wanted to take the time to wish you a happy 76th birthday. I recently had the opportunity to go through some old photos and I was reminded of how grateful I am to have… Continue reading
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Taking Delight in the Lord Through Sabbath-Keeping
“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways,… Continue reading
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Welcome, Sweet Lucy
Welcome to our very blessed family, sweet little Lucy Grace, born May 26th at 9:59 p.m., to Ashley and Andrew and measuring 7# 9 oz. and 20″ long. You are named after one of my favorite characters in literature –… Continue reading
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They Would Die, but They Cannot
Last night (and into the wee hours of this morning) Dana and I attended Secret Church 2016. David Platt stressed the eternal urgency of our gospel message. He called our attention to two realities – (1) heaven is a glorious… Continue reading
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On Providence
Guest post – This is a poem written by Dana (1.4.16) on a doctrine which has become very meaningful and precious to him (and through him, to me as well). He qualified his poem with the following in his title:… Continue reading
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New Year
O Lord, Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed in thy presence, in thy service, to thy glory. Give me a grace that precedes, follows, guides, sustains, sanctifies, aids every hour, that I may not… Continue reading
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Year’s End
O Love Beyond Compare, Thou art good when Thou givest, when Thou takest away, when the sun shines upon me, when night gathers over me. Thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world, and in love didst redeem… Continue reading
Shooting Over the Horizon 