Tag Archives: trust

WHERE IS THE HOPE?

I’ve gotten over my anger of yesterday, regarding everything that’s going on in our insane world and yet even with all the turmoil there is peace in the midst of it. I know there’s nothing I can personally do to … Continue reading

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WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Today another of our law enforcement servants will be laid to rest and anger will rage over  a disease that’s spreading like wild fire in our nation.  While special interest groups, activists and politicians rant over the injustices going on … Continue reading

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BUILT ON A ROCK

ARTWORK BY PAUL BOECHER© At Stillwater, Minnesota Steeples line the nooks and crannies of a hilltop, reaching to God Almighty in His holy sanctuary, Houses planted deeply in the ground have a sure foundation.  The wind blows and the waters rise, but … Continue reading

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GOD’S CRAFTSMANSHIP

ART WORK BY PAUL BOECHER© My husband and I were high school sweethearts.  We took an art class on sculpture together.  Everyone had a chunk of plaster which we were to form into something – everyone except my husband.  He stood before … Continue reading

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LORD, GIVE ME STRENGTH

I just completed a marathon week of drama.  We held a summer theater enrichment program to a group of kids from 7 – 12.  There was not only drama instruction and music, but there was a fair amount of actual drama as … Continue reading

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CHIEF OF SINNERS

I’m tired. I need to be renewed.  My strength is waning.  The world is making me faint.  I feel I can’t take another step. Then I realize that I can’t take a single step forward until I acknowledge that I … Continue reading

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HEAL OUR LAND!

   Dear, Lord, it seems that each day brings another story of man’s inhumanity towards others.  Have we become so calloused and numb to the fact that there is a simple solution to this problem?  I know that evil exists … Continue reading

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BRING ON THE KIDS

The Gospel message is so beautiful in its simplicity.  Our human minds want it to be more.  We want to be able to wrap our intelligence around it and figure it out, but God is so awesome, He’s already done … Continue reading

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HOW DID MONDAY WORK OUT FOR YOU?

Yesterday I talked about Mondays being a chance to start fresh.  Actually it’s good to set goals, plan ahead, look forward, but most importantly look up.  If we try to accomplish even the simplest of tasks alone, we’re setting ourselves up … Continue reading

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WHERE CAN WE GO TO HIDE?

The face of the world is becoming more and more hideous with time.  It seems that lately the news is filled with injustice towards humanity –  beheadings of children and mutilations of others.  A day doesn’t  go by when the headlines aren’t … Continue reading

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Thank you, Lord!

Thank you, Lord, for giving me breath and life and for your gift of the Holy Spirit which has been working within me since my baptism. Each day you provide all that I need for my physical and spiritual needs. … Continue reading

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DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Someone once wisely said, “Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping Tom to install your window blinds.”  Every day we hear about how our privacy is being invaded.  The internet, the IRS and identity … Continue reading

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  Webster describes trust as assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something.  In the acting classes I teach to children, we do an exercise to see exactly what that means.  I have the children pair up and … Continue reading

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