Dear Faith Family, Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! (1 Chronicles 16:11). Twelve feet of trash bags. Twenty tons of trash. Two hours of searching. Sanitation workers in New Hampshire this week received their third call in two years. And the search began! Any volunteers? According to UPI, a lady's wedding ring was accidentally thrown in the t...
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Dear Faith Family, Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (Ephesians 5:20). So, there's that. The GPS mapped out the directions to the rehab center. A friend, brother, and fellow elder is currently recuperating there. Apparently, the GPS is on a first name basis with the rehab center for it mapped out directions to...
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Dear Faith Family, And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law, (Nehemiah 8:3). Goldberry, Lorelai, Leeli, and Rosie Cotton. Chickens. All four chickens I tell ya. No really. They'r...
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Dear Faith Family, But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one, (2 Thessalonians 3:3). It was a leisurely hike through the woods from the Shepherd's Inn to the Chapel at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Ashville, NC. We had some free time on Tuesday afternoon between Albert Mohler's messages. So, we hiked our way down...
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Dear Faith Family, And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise Him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, "Give thanks to the Lord, for His steadfast love endures forever, (2 Chronicles 20:21). Travel west on I26 from Columbia and somewhere near the Saluda Grade, mountains will begin to magical...
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Dear Faith Family, Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil, (Ephesians 5:15-16). A friend of a friend of mine told his friend, my friend, and my friend told me what his friend told him, my friend. (Might have to read that again, I did!) Alright already! What was it that you were told?! Well,...
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Dear Faith Family, For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were w...
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Dear Faith Family, And after saying this He said to him (Peter), Follow Me, (John 21:19). This is getting too easy. The light turns green. The car in front of you just sits there. Or the driver next to you disregards the lines that define his lane. Apparently, he isn't bothered by those white, or yellow for that matter, lines meticulously painted on the asphalt beneath h...
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Dear Faith Family, For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us, (Psalm 103:11-12). "Guess what day it is!" Hump day is happy day. It's trash day. You know, roll out the cans full of unwanted garbage. And return home in the ev...
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Dear Faith Family, Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me," (Psalm 23:4). It was one of those memorable hunts. Chasing "thunder chickens" (aka wild turkeys) through the woods. After a successful hunt, the woods came alive with new unfamiliar features. You know, sudde...
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