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Father, thank You for enabling me to be somewhat focused today. I’ve been easily distracted, but there has been work to do. I give You the credit for what I have been able to accomplish. ******** Etymology is the study of the...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Apr 5, 2024 | Journal Entry | 1
Father, thank You for enabling me to be somewhat focused today. I’ve been easily distracted, but there has been work to do. I give You the credit for what I have been able to accomplish. ******** Etymology is the study of the...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Feb 19, 2024 | Journal Entry | 0
What a good day we had, Father! It was good at church, good visiting with Karen’s mom, and good with Karen and I running some errands and enjoying a meal together. Thank You for so many blessings! ******** So, looking at the...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Jan 12, 2024 | Journal Entry | 0
I am grateful for Your presence, Father. The direction I need to go is clear with You close at hand. May I always be mindful of that. Amen. 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 (<<click here to read the passage) One of the greatest...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Apr 3, 2023 | Journal Entry | 0
Father, I’m struggling to get my head all here. Help me reel in my thoughts and heart as we come together. May I do what is pleasing in Your eyes. Amen. Romans 8:31-34 (<<click here to read the passage) I haven’t spoken of...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Dec 19, 2022 | Journal Entry (R) | 0
So many times, today, Father, I felt Your presence – affirming, directing, correcting. I am grateful that You are ever by my side. Whatever comes my way I am not alone. All praise goes to You, Almighty God! Matthew 5:23-24...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Nov 28, 2022 | Journal Entry | 0
Well, Father, today’s been different – beyond church this morning, not my norm. But things were accomplished, and we had an enjoyable night of food and fellowship at the church decorating. Thank You for Your blessings!...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Jun 2, 2021 | Journal Entry | 0
A day of getting things done…thank You, Father, for the ability – physically and mentally – to accomplish the tasks at hand. I am thoroughly blessed! John 6:22-27 (<<click here to read the passage) Some two thousand...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Nov 5, 2020 | Journal Entry | 0
Father, I cannot express often enough how grateful I am for Your love. I don’t deserve it, but it lavished upon me without fail. One of many, many reasons to love You! ******** I took this picture as I walked around our high...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Jul 21, 2020 | Journal Entry | 0
Father, may we take solace in these verses. In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. ….May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. Psalm 20:1 NLT Luke 12:13-21 (<<click here to read the passage)...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Nov 8, 2019 | Journal Entry | 0
Today begins a brief respite from a normally heavy schedule – three-day weekends are always a blessing. Help us, Father, to make the most of it. Amen. Luke 2:36-40 (<<click to read the passage) I feel that I need to sort...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Mar 19, 2019 | Journal Entry | 0
On my morning hike, Father, I heard all kinds of birds. I recognized very few and only saw one that I can recall. As I sat here reflecting, it made me think of You and the ways You work in my life. Sometimes I recognize Your...
Read Moreby Pastor Thom | Jan 21, 2019 | Journal Entry | 0
It is icy, snowy and bitter cold, but not inside. Here it is warm and we’ve had an uneventful but relatively laid back day. Father, as we come together may I have open ears and an open heart. Amen. Mark 1: 29-31...
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