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Recently posted on the blog
The perhaps of uncertainty, possible certainty, an conditional hope
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
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...
Wind at your back, sun on your face, rain on your fields
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again may God hold you in the hollow of His hand. Irish Blessing I purchased a copy of this...