Dear Faith Family, And David said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you!", (1 Samuel 17:37). A voice was heard bellowing out from the back of the plane as it began its ascent toward the clouds above. Liftoff! The roar of the...
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Dear Faith Family, Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him," (Genesis 2:18). How fascinating! That was the first time in the creation of the world that our God said that something was not good. Light? Good. Land and seas? Good. Vegetation? Good. Sun and moon? Good. Creatures? Good. Beasts? Good. Everythin...
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Dear Faith Family, And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You, (Psalm 39:7). I think I was up to seven different establishments. That is, if you can call a 12'X12' block building with a sign an establishment. Some of the signs were different colors with a different name but they were all "bancas". And each name company had multiple bancas. There were more ban...
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Dear Faith Family, But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here", (Acts 16:28). He couldn't have been over 6'8" tall. His frame did consume all of his seat and forced him to annex part of my seat! I don't know his name. He was just the dude in seat 16A on flight # flying from Miami, FL to the Dominican Republic. I initiated a conversation...
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Dear Faith Family, As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him, (2 Kings 5:16). I remember reading a book with my children when they were little about a greedy goat. The goat just wouldn't stop eating. He saw. He wanted. He ate. He got sick! That sounds familiar. Gehazi saw. He wanted. He took. He got sick! Go ahead. Read the story. 2 Kings 5. Wha...
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"Guard Your Heart" Dear Faith Family, Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life, (Proverbs 4:23). I just read a story about an unexpected light show on a New Jersey highway, (upi.com). Seems that a truck caught fire on Monday and its contents lit up! It's contents? Fireworks! A little heat, a little fire and it didn't take long for the dri...
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Dear Faith Family, For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, (Romans 3:23-24). Off to the mountains we did go. It was all planned. Fifteen of us all under one roof! From pool to pond and even Walmart we did go. What a delight to enjoy grandparents, parents, children, a...
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Dear Faith Family, And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.", (Luke 5:10). First vacation morning on the bass pond. Check. First fish hooked. Check. Big fish hooked. Check. It's going to be a good week. Check. Some time to reflect on Jesus' encounter with Peter in Luke five. Check. I confess, I was once again enamored with the li...
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Dear Faith Family, Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, (1 Peter 5:6). Meredith had her own ideas perched in her "clip on" chair on the side of the kitchen table. She had just set her cup down near the edge of the table after a drink. Her mother proceeded to move her cup from the edge of the table to a sa...
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Dear Faith Family, Remember Your mercy, O Lord, and Your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to Your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! (Psalm 25:6-7). The first Theodore Roosevelt was concerned about the health of his children and wanted them to get as much ...
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