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Turn Around
266. Turn Around A dozen years ago I wrote a song for some children’s vacation church school curriculum about God forgiving us. The words went like this: — Turn around, God forgives Mistakes you make, as you live. Turn around, God alone Says to…
Grandchildren in Proverbs
265. Grandchildren in Proverbs The first half of Proverbs 17:06 says: Grandchildren are the crown of the aged… I have four children and they have married and between them all have gifted me with sixteen grandchildren. Through the years I have collected their stories,…
Fear Acrostic
264. Fear Acrostic When I first saw this acrostic I saved it because I thought it was wise. F = False E = Expectations A = Appearing R = Real That’s pretty true of my fears. When I get scared I certainly do have…
Vision of the Church
263. Vision of the Church There is on line a website called United Methodist Insight. And when I checked it today I found an article and responded to it. Here is what I wrote: I find myself agreeing with Robert Rynders that the “United…
Thoughts On Hell
262. Thoughts on Hell These are my personal thoughts on hell: 1. I think Hell is a scare tactic to get people to behave. 2. The God in whom I believe, does not, did not, will not create a place like Hell. 3. It…
Finger-Crocheting
261. Finger-Crocheting I’m feeling better and it takes a 2007 story plus a 2013 story to explain it. First 2007: My daughter Donna was on the phone. Her daughter, SadieGrace, age six, was finger crocheting. I said to her, “I’d like to learn to…
The Water Is There
260. The Water Is There When my grandson Daniel was three and a half years old, I stood outside a shopping center with him. I was holding his cousin Kyle while their mothers were still in the store. There was a puddle of water…
River-Dither Cat
259. River-Dither Cat In 1983 my daughter Debbie took off a semester of college to help me with my Mother’s care which was becoming more intense. She brought her little cat, Jana, with her. We lived in a house a block from the Hudson…
Push of Deadlines
258. Push of Deadlines Why wait until the last minute to meet a deadline? For instance, the devotional book Alive Now comes out every other month. I submit something for every issue. On their website they give themes for each issue far in advance…
God Hugs You
257. God Hugs You Hildegard of Bingen was a visionary, mystic, and writer who lived from 1098 to 1179. Here is something she wrote: — Good people, Most royal greening verdancy. Rooted in the sun, You shine with radiant light. In this circle of…
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