The popular television series The Office ran from 2005-2013. I watched none of the programs during that time, but I watched all of them during the Covid lockdown. The Office was well written and funny, always off the wall and entertaining, sometimes way too crude and vulgar, often heartwarming, and had occasional bits […]
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When are you most likely to give thanks? Let’s consider three times. First of all, in times of abundance. One would think that the more one gets, the more often one would give thanks. But actually, the exact opposite often happens. In many cases, the more we get, the more we
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(…continued) For almost a century Winston Churchill walked like a giant on the world’s stage. But even that was not enough to satisfy him. He knew that whatever he had going for him, it would only be in this world, and only for this century– and then, he would have to leave everything.
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Winston Churchill (1874-1965) —————— I saw printed on a T-shirt these words: “The best is good enough for me.” Perhaps whoever wrote that got it from Winston Churchill who once said, “My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” And Winston Churchill, for all of his 90 years, did have
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From Standing on the Promises, by Lewis Smedes (1921-2002), 1998, pages 89-91. ******************************* “Count your blessings,” went an old gospel song that we sang a lot during the Great Depression, “name them one by one; count your many blessings, see what God has done.” For too long, I thought life was too tough to be tenderized
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(…continued) #2) In the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers, one returned to give thanks. But illness can teach us to be grateful even when we aren’t healed. Sometimes we have to adjust to a health issue that will never get better, and what can we do then? Well, my
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Painting above: Christ and the Lepers, 1920, Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939) **************************** (…continued) So , let’s look at what this story can teach us about illness, and then I will use some of my own story to illustrate what God has been teaching me. First of all, the lepers learn that they need
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LUKE 17:11-19: 11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as
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In Luke 6:21 Jesus says, “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” SATISFIED. Did anyone ever tell you to ‘just be satisfied’? I’ve been told that. I used to be told that all the time by my parents. Like most other kids, whenever I got into a store, there was
Above painting: Pondering Scholar, Sir Martin Archer Shee, Irish, (1769–1850) **************************** We all could make a list of what we want God to do for us. Maybe you already have a list (you might even call it your ‘prayer list’). And that is good. It is what God says we should do. I
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