Month: July 2011

God’s Ways

“When he came to his senses, he said . . ‘I will go to the father.’” Luke 15:17 NIV “Maturity is rightly responding to life’s situations, according to Biblical patterns of behavior.” My thoughts today are about “God’s ways.” Maturity is an understanding of how life works best and willingness […]

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Instability

“Like an ocean wave tossed around in a storm.” James 1:6 CEV “Doubts create questions and uncertainty; faith stabilizes the soul.” My thoughts today are about “instability.” Storms are a bit unsettling wherever they occur, but a storm at sea seems especially frightening. A few years ago, Gayle and I […]

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Birthday Reflections

First, a word of explanation: rather than the more customary devotional today, allow me to share some thoughts I wrote to our children and grandchildren on my birthday yesterday. EveryDay Life was first begun in 2007 as a daily email contact with our eldest granddaughter, Lauren, when she went to […]

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Rest Assured

“I believe God. It will be just as He said.” Acts 27:25 NLT “Neither man nor circumstance can prevent God’s intention being achieved.” My thoughts today are about “resting assured.” Understand this: everything will not always be as you wish it were, but it will always be as God said […]

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How God Works

“No man builds without counting the cost.” Luke 14:28 “Lives are littered with ideas and tasks ambitiously initiated but never fully accomplished.” My thoughts today are about “how God works.” There is a risk and reward for every reward and risk. It is important to know what those are before […]

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