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One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it towered above her home and blessed her with cooling shade in the Summer and glorious, golden leaves in the Fall. When the two day blizzard from Hurricane Sandy struck our town almost 4 feet of wet, heavy snow fell on the tree’s limbs that were...

God has infinite power so he can effect justice God has infinite wisdom so he can effect justice God has infinite intelligence so he can effect justice God has infinite capability to see so he can effect justice God is omnipresent so he can see every thing and effect justice God does not have a fixed shape so he can be in every particle God can have infinite size so he can effect justice by any means God has got infinite love so he can effect justice God is father of all so he can effect justice God can cause...

At times when I feel oh so low I clutch my bible near At times when I feel oh so scared My bible is so dear And then there’s times when I am glad And my bible shouts with praise But regardless of the way I feel I will read it all my days For it to me was given By my Lord who waits above It is filled with all his Holiness His might and special love Through Saints I see his precious face And feel His arms of love But face to face I will see my Lord...

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing in the blue sweater.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son. “What do you say we go, Todd?” Todd pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart’s...

I’ll never forget Easter 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy, 12, and my older sister Darlene, 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died 5 years before, leaving Mom with seven school kids to raise and no money. By 1946 my older sisters were married, and my brothers had left home. A month before Easter, the pastor of our church announced that a special Easter offering would be taken to help a poor family. He asked everyone to save and...