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What if?

  What if Jacob had not deceived Esau? Would he still have gotten the inheritance? What if Jacob has not attempted to run away from Laban? Would he still have gotten to leave? What if Paul had not gone to … Continue reading

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Avalanche!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by God’s work in your life? Does your life ever remind you of those avalanches that are so common in the Alps, only a few hundred miles from here? Truthfully, I am guessing that if … Continue reading

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Waiting……

     Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;     but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;         they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run … Continue reading

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Still in Milan

  God doesn’t always answer the way we would have imagined. Wednesday morning, as I was reading my devotions, the Lord put some verses on my heart.  In Psalm 77:1 the Psalmist describes his situation: I cry aloud to God, … Continue reading

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Suffering is what unites us.

  If suffering is what unites us as human beings, then how is it that I can ignore the suffering of others when I am ok? If you don’t have a close connection with suffering you are probably not even … Continue reading

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