Posted in blessings on Jan 20th, 2012
There’s no question that Jacob’s son Joseph had a difficult path early in his adult life. Betrayal by his jealous brothers left him stuck in a pagan land and beset with unjust treatment, yet Joseph remained faithful to God.
Genesis chapters 37-50 describe in great detail the various experiences Joseph faced and how God worked [...]
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Posted in integrity on Jan 19th, 2012
It stinks when somebody else promises to give us help that we really need and then that person forgets to do so.
The sad fact is, though, that we’ve probably done the same thing to others on more than one occasion in our lives.
Part of being a person of integrity is the keeping of [...]
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Posted in faithfulness on Jan 3rd, 2012
I don’t know anybody who wants to miss the boat when it comes to eternal bliss.
Sadly, though, most people that you and I know will be stuck on a sinking ship when the “All aboard!” horn blasts for faithful believers called onto the S.S. Salvation.
It’s true that [...]
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Posted in God's leading on Dec 15th, 2011
Geneologies can be quite interesting sometimes.
Years ago, my mom was active in tracing my dad’s ancestral heritage and even tracked down a retired dentist in St. Louis who had spent loads of time and money — as in travel to Scotland — in order to learn more about the Drummond heritage.
He told her that his [...]
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Posted in Patience on Dec 13th, 2011
There’s much to admire about the life of King David.
Resourceful. Expressive. Good with people. A vibrant, heartfelt worshipper.
A fierce warrior when it came time to protect God’s people.
Yes, he had his bad moments. As in really bad.
But he accepted his punishment for those choices without shaking his fist at God.
I’m [...]
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