Category: Bible Reading
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Will God Answer all our Questions? – Exodus 4:10-12
Have you heard someone say that they’d like to ask God a few questions? Like why he allows children to be traumatized, war, natural disasters, Alzheimer’s, or ? Let’s say I’m 90 when I die. I enter heaven with a pencil stuck behind my ear, gripping my cane. In my other hand is a long…
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Stay the Course, Telling the Heart of the Story – 1 Kings 13:15-32
What should I do if someone disagrees with the path I’ve chosen? I know what God wants me to do: Love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, mind, strength, and love my neighbor as myself. One way I express this love is in my writing. Love is his command, writing is my…
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Confession and Prayer Brings Healing – James 5:13-16
Until a few months ago some of my cousins had been out of touch with each other for decades. When two of them recently moved to Lane County, we arranged to meet at the Camas Country Mill and Bakery. It didn’t take us long to find ourselves delighted with all things old, the ancient schoolhouse…
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Just Keep Swimming – Colossians 2:6-10
There’s a lot of meaning in what the forgetful little fish, Dory, says. In the Disney movie, Finding Nemo, she pulls her friend along by encouraging him to not worry so much and “just keep swimming.” What helps you when you’re stuck in an “I don’t know what to do” place? It seems I’m there…
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I Write for You – John 21:14-19
It’s all about you. That may sound strange, but it’s true. As we come to the end of January I’m altering my blog a bit, all because of you. At an Oregon Christian Writers conference a few years ago I attended a workshop led by magazine editor Ginger Kolbaba. She taught on writing articles for publication, and…
