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Finally Free
Gathered around a simple table with family, friends and acquaintances. There is a small loaf of bread and a single cup of wine on the table. Around the room, heads are bowed, pages are turning and the small shuffling sounds of people getting settled, quietly rustle. I close my eyes and my mind gradually begins…
Pocket Vibrations
Our family had a great day today. We walked along the waterfront, ate ribs on the boardwalk, played games and then we each went to our own activities. Just as I sat down to begin reading for my devotions, my pocket vibrated. I was being notified that someone wanted to talk to me – someone…
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How Do I Find Joy?
Has there ever been a time in your life when you found yourself struggling in your circumstances? I seem to go through seasons, when the Lord is trying to teach me something and the ‘side-effects’ of the lessons leave me feeling as though I’ve been drug through the mud. Over the past several months, our…
The Big Picture
What would happen if you only saw one piece of this picture? If it were the top right it would be clouds, if it were the bottom left, it would be blackness. The majesty of the sunset and the picture of the cross in the flagpole would be lost. Sometimes in our day to day,…