Hope
6 ACHES OF THE SOUL
SIX ACHES OF THE SOUL September 6, 2020 A frustrating world, the first kind of ache, Earthquakes, annoyances, and another headache. Would we turn to God if this world was ideal? The God of redemption is found in life’s ordeal! The pain of bad choices, the second kind of ache, Consequences felt…
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Redstone Castle
When I was a kid, our family vacationed at Redstone Castle in Colorado. (Google it!) This poem reflects back on those magical days at the castle. Those reflections evoke longings for a castle and life still to come… REDSTONE CASTLE The Redstone Castle, grand, a Tudor in its style. It’s Rocky Mountain home, in beauty…
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Parents Who Model Coping Skills To Kids
Recently I was reading about demonstrating or modeling coping skills to help the children in my life. Sadly, anxiety and depression are reported to be on the rise among America’s children and preteens. Click here https://www.pacificchurch.comJun17.pdf to read this article in full in the Parenting Christian Kids newsletter at Pacific Church of Irvine’s website. Jesus…
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SOMETIMES December 10, 2016 “Some people are so heavenly-minded That they are of no earthly good.” Sometimes true; always sad. But don’t be misunderstood . . . Sometimes, I can see the City on a Hill from here! Sometimes I can hear the singing of praises over there! Sometimes I feel the…
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Deciding To Vote
How am I going to research the issues so that I can make decisions that make my vote really count to me and hopefully to the country? It seems that the election is coming and I am not any more educated on the candidates now than a few months ago. Yes, there are people that…
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Broken: Broken Hearts, Broken Ways, a Broken Spirit
Broken Hearts, Broken Ways, Broken Spirit January 6, 2013 There are TWO kinds of “brokenness.” First, when we usually think of “broken,” we think of something gone wrong. It’s “bad news.” That’s one kind of “brokenness.” Second, there is a good brokenness. When we move away from God to make life work like we want,…
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