Blog Posts
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Resisting the Role
Read more: Resisting the Role“But Moses said, ‘O my Lord, please send someone else.’–Exodus 4:13 “But Ananias answered, ‘Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.”–Acts 9:13 Several years ago, I was eating lunch by myself in a fast-food restaurant when I…
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Doing the Vermont Thing
Read more: Doing the Vermont Thing“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”–Hebrews 13:2 Last summer, Lori and I took our adult children, their spouses, and our four grandchildren on a vacation to Vermont. We always enjoy visiting new places and this time found…
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The Parts We Play
Read more: The Parts We Play“Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side.”–Exodus 17:12b Ask any minister how she or he came to that vocational path and you will hear of persons who helped them recognize a call from God. One who did that with me…
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Paying Attention to the Clues
Read more: Paying Attention to the Clues“Then the LORD answered me and said: ‘Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.’”-Habakkuk 2:2 A broken hip set me on the road to retirement. I had just completed a 3-mile run. After getting ready for work I was heading into the garage…