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You Can See God

I sat at my desk staring at the letter for a long time. It was written by a friend of mine who was going through some difficult times. It listed problem after problem and seemed full of despair. It ended with these words: “I would like to have faith, but I have always had a problem in believing in what I can’t see. You can’t see God, you know!” After awhile I still hadn’t thought of how to answer my friend’s letter and help him. Hoping a walk would help, I put a lease on one of my dogs and...

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Tell Them of His Love

What can we teach our children? What words of wisdom can we impart? We must teach them about our Father. It is the only place to start. If we can help our children to understand, can plant the knowledge seed, that the Bible is the most important Book that they will ever read. If we can tell them to take every problem, no matter how great or how small, and lift them up in earnest prayers to the loving Lord Who hears them all. We can say, though our love for them is strong, not even a parent s love...

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A Hand To Hold

Teddy Hansen’s coat looked way too big for his frail body, but the smile on his face more than compensated for his clothing. He stopped to breathe in the morning air and take in the scene around him; the sounds of the early morning traffic; the light playing on the dewy grass; and the dogs pulling sleepy owners on their morning walks. The morning fog did nothing to damper his spirits; after all he had waited for this day for three whole months. The trip up the hill seemed to take him twice as long as it used to. Finally...

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“Lord, You Can Use My Boat”

“Nice boat.” Simon looked up from mending his nets to see a tall man touching his boat. It was Jesus, whom he�d first met down in Judea where Simon had been listening to John the Baptist�s teaching. Jesus himself was a teacher these days, Simon had heard. Jesus was fingering the joinery of Simon�s boat, admiring the handiwork. “Very smooth,” he said. “Benjamin the boatmaker finished it last fall,” said Simon. “Last boat he made before he died.” Jesus ran his hand over the planks along the side of the craft. “It looks tight,” he said, “Mortise and tenon joinery....

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Life is a Potluck Dinner

When I was a boy our church would sometimes have potluck dinners in the church basement. Tables would run from wall to wall as sixty people would crowd in for the feast. The serving table would always be groaning under the weight of all the different dishes people brought. There would be baked ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, lasagna, green beans, brown beans, corn bread, pies, and cakes ready to fill every stomach and warm every heart. Children would be running in and out while adults talked and laughed and enjoyed being together. Soon grace would be said and the...