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Bad Week

“Did you have a good week?” “No”, was my curt response to my son. Out of concern, he began inquiring if it was because of all that’s taking place in the world or something else. “All the above and everything … Continue reading

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Too Soon to Quit

Forty years ago, in my grad-school chapel, the guest speaker George Sweeting said, “Life is a series of new beginnings.” That may have been the only time he made that statement, but it settled in my heart and had a … Continue reading

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Beyond Hopeless

“Not again! But, what else should I expect? The past few years have been nothing but one disappointment after another. All my dreams gone. ‘Have hope!’ you say. My only expectation is knowing something else bad is going to happen. … Continue reading

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The LORD Will Make a Trade

In his writing, the prophet Isaiah alternates between warnings of the coming judgments of Israel for their sin followed by promises of the Lord ’s restoration of the nation. Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity . . . … Continue reading

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