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The Shadow of Your Wings
For whatever reason, I\’m a tad cranky this morning. I\’m overwhelmed at work. I had a meeting at 7:15 this morning that will likely result in added work. I am behind in grading and planning (again). I have a gillion responsibilities that I need to tend to here, and I\’m just not really motivated to…
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Of grace and coupons
In our quest to get our finances under control, I\’ve become an even more avid coupon clipper than I normally am. I love coupons. Love them. In fact, last night, I discovered that you can log in to the Kroger website and have coupons loaded directly to your Plus Card, no need for paper copies.…
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Reflections on 9/11 (Psalm 46)
I am a big advocate of writing in your Bible. Perhaps that\’s the English teacher coming out in me. I like to write the date on a passage when I\’ve read something that really struck me. I\’ll also make notes about things I think, question, or realize. I take notes from the sermons I hear.…
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Inferiority revisited and dismissed
Do you remember Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live? Al Franken played him in the 90\’s. Stuart was a hopelessly neurotic self-help guru. He would look in the mirror and recite his affirmations. The most famous one was, \”I\’m good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.\” It even became the title of…
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OUCH and AAHH!
Today, K-LOVE\’s Encouraging Word came from Isaiah 58:9. I like to read the passage, look at it in context, and even see how it \”translates\” in different versions of the Bible. I did that this morning, and instead of getting a heaping helping of the feel-goods, I got a serious dose of conviction. Here\’s why…
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