Tag Archives: Grace

Gift #1080: Covenant with Adam

The very first covenant God makes takes place at the dawn of creation.  As the world is breathing its first breath, God makes a covenant with the creature into whom He has poured His own breath- Adam.  Indeed, Adam (and … Continue reading

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Gift #802: Easter Blessings – God is making all things new

God loves to create – this one act of God contains the entire Biblical narrative.  The first verses record His bringing life from nothing and the last verses tell of His restoration of a perfect and eternal creation.  And everything … Continue reading

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Gift #661: Stretchers of healing

My church is going through a study of the gospel of Mark and today’s sermon covered the beginning of chapter 2, where Jesus heals a paralyzed man.  His friends bring him to Jesus’ home, but there is such  a crowd … Continue reading

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Gift #505: Giving Thanks

Gratitude is from the same root word as “grace”… Thanksgiving is from the same root word as “think,” so that to think is to thank.        – Willis P. King (1839-1909) This is my favorite verse from Giving Thanks, and … Continue reading

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Gift #243: More musings on Les Mis

I’ve still been thinking a great deal about Les Mis and wanted to share some of my musings with you.  In particular, I’ve been pondering the relationship between Valjean and the policeman who hunts him, Javert.  Both these men are … Continue reading

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Gift #56: Colorado Springs

Today’s blog is quite a bit different from my usual posts and I’ve never done anything like this before.  But the fires in Colorado Springs are weighing heavily on my heart and I can’t get it out of my mind.  … Continue reading

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Gift # 51: Grace

Today was an emotionally difficult day as I attended the memorial service of a family member (my uncle’s ex-wife) who passed away unexpectedly under difficult circumstances.  We had not spent a great deal of time together, but during our times … Continue reading

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