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Hiding Place

Hiding Place

Recently, on a trip to the Ozarks I found a copy of Jory Sherman’s book My Heart is in the Ozarks in the place where we stayed. It’s rather old, but Jory’s words never lose their poetic beauty. In one of the pieces in that book I read where the name Ozarks means “hiding place.” I can’t find a confirmation of that definition anywhere, but I like it anyway. When I go there, the outside world seems to disappear. There are…

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Praise Sets the Stage

Praise Sets the Stage

Our pastor, Jim West, challenged us to set aside the next thirty days to make a time every day to praise the Lord. He also encouraged us to journal the things God does in that time. When we praise the Lord our eyes are no longer on a problem or a puzzling situation–they are on our all-powerful God who changes things. We praise Him for who He is, and that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those…

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God’s Solution

God’s Solution

  Psalm 37:1 Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward wrongdoers. We can waste a lot of time getting our tails in a knot from the things we see and hear going on around us. In these days we have multiple opportunities every day to be incensed at what we see and hear both at home and abroad. Often we must remind ourselves Who is in charge and that He has a plan. Sometimes we jump into…

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