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The Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices, for Yonder a New

The Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices, for Yonder a New

by Carole Duff | Oct 6, 2025 | Faith, Nature | 2 comments

Thrill: a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure. Perhaps countercultural, but let’s see where that word leads us today. Your works thrill You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. Psalm 92:4 NLT The...
Pick: to choose or select someone or something from alternatives

Pick: to choose or select someone or something from alternatives

by Carole Duff | Sep 15, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

Pick a flower, cucumber, berries—um, maybe leave these small, tart cranberries on the viburnum for the birds. A pick in basketball or football—even a pick six. The picks we’ll examine today are more fundamental choices, major decisions in the spiritual realm. Pick:...
What things do I want to accumulate, acquire, gather, build up?

What things do I want to accumulate, acquire, gather, build up?

by Carole Duff | Aug 11, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 10 comments

Dirt, dog fur, bugs, and weeds accumulate regularly at our mountain house here in the Blue Ridge. That’s why I clean every day and weed daily in the spring, summer, and fall—weather permitting. But during the weeks of my recovery from surgery, I fell...
Dear LORD, please show us and guide us on Your path

Dear LORD, please show us and guide us on Your path

by Carole Duff | Jul 21, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Uncategorized, Writing and Reading | 4 comments

“Thank you, LORD, for the missions you’ve given us and the skills to accomplish them, please show us and guide us on your path.”  Every day, Keith and I pray before we eat our main meal, prayers of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication: ACTS, to keep...
The perhaps of uncertainty, possible certainty, an conditional hope

The perhaps of uncertainty, possible certainty, an conditional hope

by Carole Duff | Jul 14, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 5 comments

Last week, I wrote about transformation, saying, “Perhaps the most dramatic transformation story in the Bible is Saul’s Road to Damascus experience: struck blind by a heavenly light after hearing the voice of Jesus, this devout persecutor of Christians...
Transform: cucumbers, God’s power in the world, minds, lives

Transform: cucumbers, God’s power in the world, minds, lives

by Carole Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading | 6 comments

My cucumbers were failing to transform. Lots of vine growth and blossoms, but only one cucumber so far. And, I’ve been told, if you can’t grow cucumbers, you might as well give up gardening. Well, I am not much of a gardener but do like growing things.  So, to...
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