Category: This and That

  • Deuteronomy 24

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    How do you care for your spouse, or for those working alongside you? Chapter 24 highlights the proper exercise of authority. The first area…

  • Deuteronomy 23

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    Have you ever attended a wedding where the bride and groom’s families didn’t show up? We must never take lightly the gathering of God’s…

  • Anticipating Praise

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    There once was an oak tree whose extravagant foliage was lopped off by a great spring thunderstorm. A great many squirrels lived upon and…

  • The Lord’s Announcement!

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    Using the simplest language, the messengers from heaven make it clear what Jesus came to do and for whom: a Savior is “born to…

  • Christmas Bread

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    There is no smell quite like that of cookies freshly baking in your oven. I say “your oven” because that means they are for…

  • Rejoicing is Our Task

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    Are you focused on tasks? If you are task-motivated kind of person, you need something you can do, something to accomplish. You likely aren’t…

  • Deuteronomy 22

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    Historically, I’ve written my name in the inside cover of my books as I put them on the shelf. This practice keeps track of…

  • Harmony

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    Ruth and Edra have really blossomed in their pursuit of their respective instruments. There was a point when they were jealous of one another.…

  • First Snow of the Year

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    Did you wake with excitement about the fresh snow this week? Our daughters needed no motivation to come downstairs—before 7am they were already begging…

  • Leaves

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    Even fallen leaves serve a grander purpose.  I can’t imagine jumping up and down when someone comes knocking on my door telling me I get to go…

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