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Congratulations, Courtney
Congratulations to our youngest daughter, Courtney, who graduated this month from Bethlehem College and Seminary with a History of Ideas major. Congratulations to this bright, lovely, introspective, and witty daughter who displays the right mix of sense and sensibility. My… Continue reading
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Crossroads
There are many today who, if they speak of God at all, refer to him almost like a folklore or something out of their childhood which still brings a bit of comfort and nostalgia, much like visiting a childhood home… Continue reading
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This One Day
It’s very gray this morning… and windy and cool. It should be gray on Good Friday. All creatures should walk solemnly today as we contemplate the Savior of the world. This Jesus, whose sinless life fulfilled all the righteous demands… Continue reading
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Five Years from Today
“You will be the same person in five years as you are today, except for the people you meet and the books you read.” ~ Charlie Jones Continue reading
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Christian at the Cross
Now I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go, was fenced on either side with a wall and that wall is called salvation (Isaiah 26:1). Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but… Continue reading
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Why Love God?
Here are twenty thought-provoking motives for loving God from the 17th-century Puritan, Thomas Watson, in his little volume All Things for Good. He writes: This is meant to persuade all who bear the name of Christian to become lovers of… Continue reading
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All Things Work Together for Those Who Are Called
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). – – – – – – Surely Romans 8:28 is one of the most… Continue reading
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Where Sheer Optimism Leaves Off
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ~ L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables – – – – – – This is a hopeful thought as I sit to… Continue reading
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Hymn for a New Year
“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the new year: ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ “But he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into… Continue reading
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Geeks
“Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.” ~Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO Continue reading
Shooting Over the Horizon 