Month: December 2008
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missed blessing
“What do you mean, you don’t want to miss God’s blessing?” I was struggling to get my head around Sandi’s reference to flying airplanes in support of missionaries in Africa. I can’t remember if I asked the question out loud. Regardless, it was an answer that I needed to figure out on my own. I’m beginning to understand…
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The anti-chameleon
The chameleon is famed for blending in: “Hold still and blend in; no one will see me.” There is a creature that does the exact opposite. It is living and active. No matter what background you lay it against, it stands out. It is never still, silent or passive. In fact, it deliberately draws its surroundings in its direction. It is the Word of God…
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Mary marveled
Lost in the familiar story, I watch as Mary marvels. A noisy crowd of shepherds had just bumped and scuffed their way back out the door, leaving behind the odor of dirt and unwashed bodies. They hadn’t stayed long, only long enough to see her newborn baby in the manger. She slowly pieced together their disjointed chatterings. They said an angel had appeared in the night sky telling of the Messiah, then a host of angels joined him, shouting joyfully together. So impossible an event, but with the memory of the angel in her dream months ago, the glow of excitement on the shepherd’s faces and the animation of their words, she believed them. And marveled…
Cleverly Disguised 