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LIFE ITSELF

2/27/2022

LIFE ITSELF

"The happy man," wrote R.J. Baugham,
is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors
it may bring, but for life itself."

That kind word, that reassuring look, that
gentle way that lifts the burdens of another...
This is the stuff that life's made of.

To share the story of our life and the mercy,
grace and love which has continually been poured
out upon us by a merciful and loving Lord... What
greater honor is there?

To love, not for honors, but for the sake of love
only, ah, that is...Life itself.

(First published January 29, 2016)

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WITH WHITE GENTLE PEACE (A)

2/27/2022

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WITH WHITE GENTLE PEACE

With white gentle peace
And solemnities all around
Throughout the land
How blessed we are
To have a savior
Go with us
In the new year
Forthcoming
How blessed we are
How blessed we are

(Written on January 29, 2016
with revisions made on February 20,2022

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DON'T PLAN SATURDAY

2/20/2022

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DON'T PLAN SATURDAY

This past evening, Donna and I
were discussing all the numerous activities
our family was planning to participate in,
come Saturday.

The more we planned, the more it dawned
on us that it was not too wise, to plan too
much, too far in the future.

Far too often, if we plan too much ahead,
then we worry too much about how we'll
get it all done in the time allowed.
And, we get tired just thinking about how
tired we'll be after the day is done.
(Only five toos inn this article.)

(First published on January 29, 2016, with
revisions made on February 20, 2022)

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39 (AGAIN...2016) 630

2/6/2022

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    39 (AGAIN...2016)

  Yes, once again, it's birthday time at our home.
   It's at times like these that one is wont to be
profound, but alas, the school year has drained us of
    any profoundness, and most of our sanity.

  However, on this occasion, we would like to pass
along these observations....

Everywhere we turn, in business, politics,
education and religion, we seem to be surrounded by
incompetent wise men. (Everyone seems to have the pat
  answer for everyone else except themselves.)

  Secondly, for us, the Bible still remains as our
greatest single source of solace.

And finally, but perhaps most importantly of all....
Grace abounds.

(First published on November 24, 2019,
with revisions made on February 6,2022)

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SIMPLICITY

2/4/2022

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SIMPLICITY

                                                "Simplicity of character," wrote William
                                                Hazlitt, "is the natural result of profound
                                                thought."

                                                Trying to expound on these lines
                                                through words or phrases is a formidable
                                                task.

                                                But, in our mind's eye we can see the lives
                                               of men such as Thoreau, Ghandi, Lincoln,
                                                Moses and Christ...and our understanding
                                                becomes illuminated.

                                                These men continually took the right course
                                                of action at the right time, in the right way
                                                for the right reason...
                                                and they left their moth-eaten contemporaries
                                                behind.

                                                To be profound is to be simple
                                                To be simple is to be profound.

(First published in July 2012)

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NEVER MIND THE STORMS 638

2/3/2022

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    NEVER MIND THE STORMS 638

We recently saw a bookmarker
with these words printed at the
top, "Never Mind the Storms."
Below this inscription was a
beautiful canyon scene with
myriad shades of brown and
black with white and misty
pinks and purples on a wide
expanse of a canyon gorge.

And, down at the bottom of
the depths of the small gorge
languished a soft colorful
rainbow.

Never mind the storms. They
will pass. They will pass. They
always have. They always will.

And the Maker of Rainbows will
will remain with us as a trusted
friend, like a brother committed
to our well being and safe keeping,
now and always.

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LIFE ITSELF

WITH WHITE GENTLE PEACE (A)

DON'T PLAN SATURDAY

39 (AGAIN...2016) 630

SIMPLICITY

NEVER MIND THE STORMS 638

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