Monthly Archives: December 2009

This is good

Still in keeping with the theme this week of truly loving the people around us, in particular the people we go to church with based on my blog post, I found another blog entry that hits the nail right on … Continue reading

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Review: Saved by Grace by Sonya Buchanan

Title: Saved By Grace Author: Sonya M. Buchanan Format: paperback Characters: SunnyFaith Setting: US Genre: Christian fiction Publication: 2009, Xulon press Source: review copy from author This is a short book that tells the story of a much-loved young woman … Continue reading

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Reading the Classics – goals

Over at 5 Minutes for Books they have a Classics Bookclub. It was because of them that I read Rebecca this past year. I also read at least 8 other classics this year and really enjoyed it. Some were books … Continue reading

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Driving the thought home

My chapter this morning in Andrew Murray’s With Christ in the School of Prayer was about forgiveness and love. Our relationships with our fellow man are important to the effectiveness of our prayer. Then I found this quote over at … Continue reading

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To be known

It has been a great Christmas, with time spent with so much of the family. I’ve been thinking about what it means to know these people. Family and friends. The pastor made a remark during the sermon yesterday about how … Continue reading

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Christmas dinner was a success

We had a great Christmas dinner last Saturday. The weather did NOT cooperate and the sleet and snow kept some from attending. It also wreaked havoc with the turkey plans. But all the other food and many other guests made … Continue reading

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How to read the Bible

Great blog entry from James Macdonald about how to read the Scripture to benefit. Read it. I suggest taking at least 15 minutes to go through two or three chapters at a time. Question It Because you’re just starting out, … Continue reading

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Tis the Season

This is a fun time of year! There are so many reasons and opportunities to get together with people. Here’s a review of my week. (I also have to cover the pager at work this week so every event has … Continue reading

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Reading in 2010

Everyone once in a while I realize most of my blog posts are about my reading. True, I do read a lot. I don’t have kids with cute stories and I’m private enough that I don’t go through my day … Continue reading

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Reading Science Fiction

This looks fun. My Two Blessings has started a blog for reading Science Fiction – Mind Voyages (cool name). It’s a great challenge for 2010 and I’m going to join. I was fascinated to see how many of the books … Continue reading

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