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Every year at this time , since I began blogging, I’ve commemorated Pearl Harbor with a photo of the disaster.  This year, I can’t bring myself to feature the photo.  Recently, whenever I think of Japan I think of the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Necessary from a military standpoint?  Yes!  Unthinkably tragic from a human standpoint? YES!  We need [...]

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” . . . In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”  John 16:33b Faithful service in the Lord’s Army is the toughest military assignment on earth—especially when that service entails a ministry of speaking out on issues and following the Scriptural mandate to unmask evil at every [...]

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The events of Christ’s death and resurrection are as familiar to those of us who know God’s truth as if they had happened only yesterday rather than nearly 2000 years ago.  These events were prophesied many times in the Old Testament, and fulfilled down to the last detail in the Gospels. How much closer in [...]

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On September 28th, 2009, I posted an entry titled “Very Scary Words” on this blog.  The scary words had been spoken to me by a friend who said,  “I’m so glad I don’t have to think!  My church does that for me, so I don’t have to concern myself with what to believe or whatever is [...]

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I’m reeling from the shock of learning that Rick Warren has been invited to speak at Pastor John Piper’s Desiring God Conference.  Piper’s ministry has greatly impacted my life, and his books have been a source of inspiration and spiritual growth for me.  I’ve worshipped in his church, Bethlehem Baptist, in the Twin Cities.  For decades, this pastor has [...]

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   . . it’s CHRISTMAS!  This morning I read the Airstream Communications weather report:  “Winter storm, snow batters west, heading east.” I ache for travelers, as I recall countless snow filled Christmas holidays when we were on the road or waiting for loved ones at airports.  My husband and I have driven on treacherous highways and lingered for hours in midnight [...]

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