Monthly Archives: November 2008

Thanksgiving Weekend Begins!

A weekend of Thanksgiving celebrations kicked off on Wednesday night with Taylor's arrival home from Colorado Springs where she's been preparing for her upcoming three month mission trip since September. Taylor's boyfriend, Clayton, arrived to with a comical homecoming surprise. He … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Weekend Begins!

A weekend of Thanksgiving celebrations kicked off on Wednesday night with Taylor's arrival home from Colorado Springs where she's been preparing for her upcoming three month mission trip since September. Taylor's boyfriend, Clayton, arrived to with a comical homecoming surprise. He … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 88

Abandoned as already dead, one more body in a stack of corpses, And not so much as a gravestone— I'm a black hole in oblivion. Psalm 88:4-5 (MSG) The road of life has as many dark valleys as hilltop vistas, and every wayfarer … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 87

He founded Zion on the Holy Mountain— and oh, how God loves his home! Loves it far better than all the homes of Jacob put together! God's hometown—oh! everyone there is talking about you! Psalm 87:1-3 (MSG) When you live in Iowa, a common … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 86

Put me together, one heart and mind; then, undivided, I'll worship in joyful fear. Psalm 86:12 (MSG) In the city where I grew up, at the time I was in high school, there were two large churches with large youth groups. They were … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 85

Why not help us make a fresh start—a resurrection life? Psalm 85:6a (MSG) I remember standing on the end of the three meter diving board as a child. I stepped out to the end and curled my toes around the … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 84

One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin.  Psalm 84:10 (MSG) … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 84

One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin.  Psalm 84:10 (MSG) … Continue reading

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Chapter-a-Day Psalm 83

God, don’t shut me out; don’t give me the silent treatment, O God. Psalm 83:1 (MSG) My daughter is trying to figure out her future. She put off her freshman year in college to spend the year on a missions … Continue reading

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