Psalm 61:4 (NIV) I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. One of the most insecure times in my life was when I was out of work for over a year. This was also a time that I became close to God. In a strange way it was the worst and
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Philippians 1:6 (NIV) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. I have a couple of projects around the house that I need to finish. Well now that I think about it I have a lot of unfinished projects. There’s a door that
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NIV) Have you ever heard of Purple Martins? More than one million North Americans put up “housing” for these birds each year in the hopes that they will take up summer residence on their property. I am one of them. But the other day when I was
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Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1 (NIV) My wife’s grandmother used to repeat the familiar saying that nothing is certain except death and taxes. Amazingly, she died on April 15, the due date for federal taxes
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Jonah 1:3 (NIV) But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. Joe a friend of mine was a talker. Get him going on any subject and he’ll
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