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Footstool (Psalm 110:1)

Is it an ottoman or a hassock? Grandma Davidson called it a hassock. Most people I know nowadays call it an ottoman. Of course, Grandma D also called every other thing a “whatchamacallit”, as in, Adam, hand me that whatchamacallit, … Continue reading

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Flexing Like a Palm Tree (Psalm 92:12-13)

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. – Psalm 92:12-13 I live in the Lower … Continue reading

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Spiritual Pain and Solution (Psalm 84:2)

“My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” – Psalm 84:2 We are a needy bundle of desires beyond ourselves. Only when we get beyond ourselves … Continue reading

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When You Can’t Ride in the Carriage

A few weeks ago, our family spent the evening at the Downtown Jamestown Christmas Celebration. It was picturesque, our Little Town of Jamestown (how still we see thee lie). There’s not too much to Jamestown, though that’s changing rapidly as … Continue reading

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[RadCast] Advent: Praying to a Friend (John 15)

E.M. Bounds writes that “the main object of [Jesus] choosing us as his disciples and of friendship for him was that we might be better fitted to bear the fruit of prayer.”In other words, the power of prayer shouldn’t be … Continue reading

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