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Good Works

A Chinese college student asked us Wednesday about why we do good works if  doing just good works will not make us right with God. The book I am reading has this quote which helped me – if not her. 🙂 “Our work is intended to limit the effects of the fallen world, to hold […]

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A Passion for Love

Have you ever loved so much it hurt? Loved those unlovely souls who need a tender touch from God? I’m talking about the ones no one wants to think about, like the woman imprisoned for domestic violence, the lowly, blind beggar in India, or the drug addict on the street corner. Those kinds of unlovely. […]

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Destinations

Hafer Park, Edmond, OK

The mighty storm has subsided and left a wonderful blanket of snow. How inspiring! Bill and I went to Hafer Park to take pictures.

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Teaching

“A dead thing goes with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” A Chesterton quote found on Charles Colson’s blog about teaching children to think for themselves.

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Revival

“The word “revival” is used in various ways today. Literally it means a return to life. Though it is sometimes used for evangelism, it more correctly refers to those who have had their spiritual life renewed.” From Valerie Griffiths in Not Less Than Everything