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David’s Songs of Thanksgiving
“Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength. Give to the Lord the glory due His name. Bring an offering and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him all the earth. The world also is...
Delighting in Simple Pleasures
It’s snowing again. I know; it comes with the territory. You can’t live in Northern New York and not expect snow from November to April (some years, October to May!). I dread this time of year. As soon as the first snowflake appears, I hide in the house, wrap...
Autumn Leaves and Winter Snows
I moved to New York in September of 1996. I had been living in Georgia where the temperature was still a toasty 90 degrees and the sun was beating hot on the world (well, the world as I saw it). The first night I was in my new home, I thought I was going to freeze. ...
Spiritual Education
“The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers.” II Timothy 4:3 I have a Christian friend who just can’t get enough “spiritual education.” ...
Expansive Beauty
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork.” Psalm 19:1 It was another hard-to-sleep night. I tossed and turned, but sleep eluded me (I know, I know, common theme in my writing, but it’s a repeat event in my life). ...
Be Still
“Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131:2 I’ve never been able to just “be still.” I get restless if I have to sit for too long without something to occupy my...