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Psalm 42:1  As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. We had the blessing of living for twenty years in a little village in the middle of a 32,000 acre national park … Continue reading →

Luke 4:18-19  “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to … Continue reading →

Isaiah 26:3  You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. This morning I woke up thinking about this peace that God will provide and the last stanza of Robert Frost’s poem, The … Continue reading →

Proverbs 4:6a  Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; In the summer of 2007 I got to spend a month in Afghanistan.  Among other things, the organization I was with had medical centers and community centers out in … Continue reading →

Galatians 6:10  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. This morning I was pondering this verse and while pouring myself a cup of coffee, I … Continue reading →

Mark 1:40-42  A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”  41Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he … Continue reading →

Mark 1:40-42  A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”  41Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he … Continue reading →

Hebrew 1:3  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the … Continue reading →

1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. When we moved to Franklin, TN it was a reintroduction for me to high humidity … Continue reading →

1 John 2:16  For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. Years ago when our first two … Continue reading →