Category Archives: hugs

MAY YOUR KINGDOM COME…

Matthew – Fulfilled When something you have waited and longed for finally happens do you nonchalantly keep doing life as it is and not celebrate? Do you stay quiet about it? Not on your life! We celebrate, we feast with … Continue reading

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WHO IS THIS?

Matthew – Fulfilled The Oklahoma winds were beating against the house one night. The wind was howling and blowing so hard that it woke up a little girl living there. She stumbled through the dark to her parent’s bedroom. She … Continue reading

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MORALITY OF A CORRUPT HEART

Matthew – Fulfilled What is moral? What is morality? I wrote a paper on this topic when I was a senior in high school. It was 1969. I would imagine that the same paragraphs would apply today. Ecclesiastic says there … Continue reading

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THE SIGH OF GOD

Malachi 3 There is a small group of first graders gathered around the kidney shaped reading table. I am passionately teaching them about the wonders of our phonetic language and how putting it all together with the context of the … Continue reading

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THE ONLY NAME WORTH PRAISING!

Psalms–The Final Hallelujahs The word praise is used thirteen times in these fourteen verses. The psalm begins in the highest heavens and ends with the little nation of Israel. If any psalm reveals the glory and grandeur of the worship … Continue reading

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WHY BOTHER?

Psalms for the Journey Sometimes we have to wonder why the God of the Universe takes notice of each of us, one at a time. We are but a small speck in His created world, yet He knows the numbers … Continue reading

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IN THE CAVE

Psalms for the Journey We all suffer from it from time to time. We give in to it when faced with troubled realities we would rather ignore. But by ignoring it and not asking for help it gets worse. What … Continue reading

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LEAD ME NOT…

Psalms for the Journey I pray the Lord’s prayer that He taught to his disciples in a variety of ways, but with the same intent, every day. When it comes to the “lead me not” part, I always pause and … Continue reading

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SECURE

Psalms for the Journey We all long to be secure. It is a basic human need. We long to be held safely in someone’s arms, to be hugged and assured that we are safe no matters what is happening all … Continue reading

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THE CROSS-EXAMINATION

Psalms for the Journey We can rationalize or put a spin on any morsel of information or behavior these days. We humans are good at that. I think of the media, of course, when I think about this bad trait … Continue reading

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