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On July 2, 1995, I came across a peculiar little verse in my Bible reading. Exactly three months later its significance and impact would startle me. Most of 1 Chronicles 12 is a recitation of the military might of those who came to support King David. But sandwiched within that tribe-by-tribe enumeration of Israel's men of [...] It's Valentine's Day, and I'm thinking of the person my wife married in her youth. He was a young man. With a full head of dark hair, he was slim and trim and pretty strong for his size. With most of his life before him, he had enough enthusiasm to believe that any difficulty could eventually [...] I watch the grains of golden sand And as they each fall into place, Thus one by one they mold and make For [...] Ever Lord, I see your hands of mercy Even when the days seem dark and dreary Anxious thoughts will sometimes [...] They were a small group, just five in number, but it was an honor to speak at their graduation. My talk was short–only two quick points–in hopes they would remember. Point one: Your futures will brim with intense new challenges. When physical, spiritual, and emotional crises arise, you must remember that God has not forgotten your [...] I recently received an e-mail from a mother who gave me permission to share this excerpt with you: “We have had simply terrible things going on here with our son ‘Bill.’ I won’t give you any details, but please, please pray hard for him. Things are really critical right now. I have cried so over him [...] Several years ago our son had just bought a new gas-powered trimmer. Being longer and of a different shape than his old one, he was having some difficulty in cutting a straight line. I stepped behind him and put my arms around him. Placing my hands on his, I directed his movements until he got [...] On March 22, 1997, Barrett and I took a spur-of-the-moment hiking trip to Pedestal Rocks with John Sherman Gilliom and Luke and Zack Stanton. We had a bit of time there to rest and meditate on the Scripture, and I pondered the seeming impossibility of bringing up godly, pure children in an evil world. During that [...] As I began writing this, I was anxiously waiting for our son Barrett to come home. We had some sad news for him. A little more than an hour before, we had found his cat, Peach, on the driveway. He had been hit by a car and would die within minutes. He had tried to run [...] As a young man, I never understood an activity that the "older" folk seemed to take some pleasure in doing. But my outlook has changed quite a bit in the last few years. Now, each time I visit a cemetery I am confronted with reminders of powerful truths that need frequent reinforcement. Wander among graves and [...] |
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