Soli Deo Gloria

G. K. Chesterton: ‘Thanksgiving is a matter of celebrating one’s dependence upon God.’  An attitude of gratitude leads to thanksgiving   for the invisible but durable thread of God’s dependable grace which marks the faithful community’s/individual’s response to God.’

This is a story of going into trouble and coming out of trouble. 

The prayer song has some of the greatest lines in the whole Bible:                      

      God's "anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime.                     

     Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning."            

    "You have taken off my sackcloth, and clothed me with joy!"

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Lord of the Storm

From one perspective, it may seem that the poet who composed Psalm 29 was an ancient version of what we might today call a storm-chaser.  Or maybe it was inspired by a thunderstorm David experienced as he camped out at night tending his father’s sheep?

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Five Minutes on Friday #28

SEEDS and LIBRARIES

“At the public library in Mystic, Connecticut, a card catalog that formerly stored book due dates now holds endless packets of seeds. There’s eggplant and kale, marigolds and zinnias; more than 90 different types of seeds available for anyone with a card to take home and plant.

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Five Minutes on Friday #27

This Sunday we celebrate our annual Music Sunday.  In that spirit I offer some stories and music to entertain and inspire you.

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