Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 63:7 NLV

Grasshoppers in the Land

 But the others said, “We can’t attack those people; they’re way stronger than we are.” They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, “We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it’s a land that

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Salvia and Snowmageddon

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2-3 Sunday marked the first day of summer, and everyone is ready for three months of soaking in the

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Capital Letters

The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.                                                                         Zephaniah 3:17 ESV For a

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Broken Sand Dollars

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 A couple of years ago, before Covid messed up vacation plans, we trekked to San Diego for a relaxing week on the beach. 

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Conversations of Grace

Last week, I moved my daughter out of her college dorm room.  After a morning of packing and loading, and an afternoon of cleaning, we finished.  Although I had plenty of trash bags, I kept stuffing one full of trash

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Let it Rain!

Rain  I’m not talking thunderstorm, hail, tornado rain, – I’m  talking slow, intermittent, revitalizing rain.   The rain that refreshes and restores.  Last Saturday, I grabbed my coffee and headed outside to drink in the effects of the previous day’s rain. 

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